Word of the Day:
duplicity
What It Means
Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
Duplicity in Context
“For instance the rod-cone 'duplicity' of retinal function was first enunciated by the German microscopist Max Schultze in 1866 […]”
Did You Know?
From Latin duplicare (double). Equivalent to duplex + -ity.
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