du|plic|i|ty

du|plic|i|ty
du|plic|i|ty «doo PLIHS uh tee, dyoo-», noun, plural -ties.
1. the character or practice of secretly acting one way and openly acting in another in order to deceive; deceitfulness; double-dealing; treachery: »

the duplicity of the king's conduct (Isaac D'Israeli). The duplicity of the spy was exposed when his collaborators confessed.

 SYNONYM(S): dissimulation.
2. the state of being double, especially as applied to stars.
╂[< Old French duplicite < Late Latin duplicitās doubleness < Latin duplex, -plicis; see etym. under duplex (Cf. ↑duplex)]

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