adianoeta

English

Examples (rhetoric)
Rick, I'd like you to meet Colonel Strasser. He's one of the officers who has given the Third Reich the reputation it has. - Casablanca You'll be lucky if you can get this man to work for you.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδιανόητος (adianóētos, “unintelligible, not understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeɪˌdaɪənəʊˈiːtə/

Noun

adianoeta (usually uncountable, plural adianoetas)

1. (rhetoric) An expression intended to be understood one way by part of the audience and in an opposing way by another part.

Synonyms

• (rhetoric): double entendre, double entente