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Meaning of Duplicity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti

Definitions

  1. Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The quality of being double or twofold.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية ازدواج الإزدواجية
Bosanski dvoličnost дволичност
Català duplicitat
Čeština dvojakost
Deutsch Doppelspiel Doppelzüngigkeit Duplizität
Ελληνικά διπροσωπία
Español duplicidad
Suomi kaksinaamaisuus
Français double jeu duplicité
Hrvatski dvoličnost дволичност
Italiano doppiezza
日本語 二心 二枚舌 二言
한국어 이심
Nederlands dubbelhartigheid dubbelspel huichelarij
Polski dwulicowość
Português duplicidade
Русский двойственность двуличие двули́чность
Српски dvoličnost дволичност
Svenska dubbelspel falskhet
Türkçe düzenbazlık ikiyüzlülük

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

duplicon duplifix Duplin County duplitecture Duplock Duployan

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