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duplicity
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duplicity
(noun)
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duplicity
/dʊ
ˈ
plɪsəti/
Brit
/djʊ
ˈ
plɪsəti/
noun
duplicity
/dʊ
ˈ
plɪsəti/
Brit
/djʊ
ˈ
plɪsəti/
noun
Learner's definition of DUPLICITY
[
noncount
]
formal
:
dishonest behavior that is meant to trick someone
He exposed the spy's
duplicity
.
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— duplicitous
/dʊ
ˈ
plɪsətəs/
Brit
/djʊ
ˈ
plɪsətəs/
adjective
duplicitous
[=
deceptive
] tactics
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