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Main Entry: dou·ble en·ten·dre
Pronunciation: 'düb-&l-än-'tänd(-r&); 'd&-b&l-än-'tänd(-r&)
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural double entendres /same also -'tänz; -'tän-dr&z/
Etymology: obsolete French, literally, double meaning
Date: 1673
1 : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more
than one interpretation
2 : a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually
risqué
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Michaels" <linda1210 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 10:00 AM
Subject: How do you spell this?
> Hi all,
>
> I checked my both my print and online dictionaries, but I'm unable to find
> the correct spelling for Entendra... as in "double entendra." I tried
> several different spellings, but still couldn't find it. Does anyone know
> the correct spelling?
>
> Thanks a lot, and sorry for posting a spelling question here...
>
> Linda
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