double meanings

A form of double meaning — The situation in which a word or phrase has two different, often opposite, meanings. For example, wicked can mean both "good" and "bad".

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of double meaning
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APA

double meanings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20meanings

MLA

“double meanings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20meanings. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double meanings,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20meanings.

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