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dou·ble-en·ten·dre (dŭb'əl-än-tän'drə, dū-bläN-täN'drə)
n.
  1. A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risqué.
  2. The use of such a word or phrase; ambiguity.

[Obsolete French : double, double + entendre, to mean, interpretation.]


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