Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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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