Sunday, November 15, 2009

What is the name for a word that has two different meanings?

pun (word or phrase having to different meanings)

What is the name for a word that has two different meanings?
double entendre





amphibolous - (a.) Ambiguous; doubtful. (a.) Capable of two meanings.





homonym - two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.





dilogical - Ambiguous; of double meaning.





ambiguity


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