duplicity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The quality of being double or twofold.

   For instance the rod-cone 'duplicity' of retinal function was first enunciated by the German microscopist Max Schultze in 1866 […].

2. 2
   noun

   acting in bad faith

3. 3
   noun

   a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

4. 4
   noun

   Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.

From Latin duplicare (double). Equivalent to duplex + -ity.

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