adianoeta
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English[edit]
Examples (rhetoric) |
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Rick, I'd like you to meet Colonel Strasser. He's one of the officers who has given the Third Reich the reputation it has. |
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀδιανόητος (adianóētos, “unintelligible, not understanding”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
adianoeta (usually uncountable, plural adianoetas)
- (rhetoric) An expression intended to be understood one way by part of the audience and in an opposing way by another part.
Synonyms[edit]
- (rhetoric): double entendre, double entente