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zweideutig

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German

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Etymology

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    zwei (two) +‎ deuten (to interpret, verb) +‎ -ig (adjectival suffix)

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /-ˌdɔɪ̯tɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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    • Hyphenation: zwei‧deu‧tig

    Adjective

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    zweideutig (strong nominative masculine singular zweideutiger, not comparable) (of a word or phrase)

    1. (literally) having two possible interpretations; ambiguous
    2. (specifically, informal) having a sexual secondary meaning; being a double entendre or innuendo

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • zweideutig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • zweideutig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon