DUPLICITY


Meaning of DUPLICITY in English

[ dju:'plɪsɪti , djʊ- ]

■ noun

1》 deceitfulness.

2》 archaic the quality of being double.

Origin

ME: from OFr. duplicite or late L. duplicitas , from L. duplic- (see duplex ).

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