dilogical

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adjective

ambiguous; having double meaning

OriginAncient Greek δίλογος →
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Meanings

adjectivedilogical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteambiguous; having double meaning

    delivered their opinions in such spurious, enigmatical, dilogical terms, as the devil gave his oracles

    1629, Thomas Adams, Sermons

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίλογος“doubtful”
  2. Englishdilogical

From the Ancient Greek δίλογος (dílogos, “doubtful”) and/or διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”).

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APA

dilogical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilogical

MLA

“dilogical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilogical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilogical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilogical.

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