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du·plic·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties for 1.

1.	deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing.

2.	a twofold or double state or quality.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME duplicite < MF < ML, LL duplicitās, with -ite r. -itās; see duplex, -ity

]

—Synonyms 1. deception, dissimulation. See deceit.

—Antonyms 1. straightforwardness.

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du·plic·i·ty Audio Help (dōō-plĭs'ĭ-tē, dyōō-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. du·plic·i·ties

1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
The quality or state of being twofold or double.

[Middle English duplicite, from Old French, from Late Latin duplicitās, doubleness, from Latin duplex, duplic-, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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