MEANING
Dishonesty involving contradictory appearances, promises, or loyalties.
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- calculated duplicity
- political duplicity
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Calculated duplicity allowed him to advise both claimants.
She discovered the political duplicity in letters bearing the same date.
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- duplicity
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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