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two-edged en · ADJ

Etymology

From two + edged.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of an edged weapon etc) having two cutting edges
  2. (broadly, not-comparable) having two, often contrasting, meanings or interpretations
    • Then there's that term 'gay'. Does that still mean all homosexual people? For some folks, as mentioned earlier, yes. For others, no. It is in reality a two-edged term. On the hand meaning all sisters and brothers, yet on the other hand sisters in the political, social, economic liberation movement, called Gay Liberation. It implies a political stand. 1973 December 1, Don McGaw, “Homosexual=Homophile=Gay=Gay Community?”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 24, page 4:

Relateds

double-edged

Translations (15)

pl dwusieczny (having two meanings or interpretations) · pl obosieczny (having two cutting edges) · bg двусмислен (having two meanings or interpretations) · grc ἀμφήκης (having two cutting edges) · pl obosieczny (having two meanings or interpretations) · pl dwusieczny (having two cutting edges) · gv daa foyr (having two cutting edges) · mi huarua (having two cutting edges) · ga défhaobhrach (having two cutting edges) · nb tveegget (having two cutting edges) · eo ambaŭtranĉa (having two cutting edges) · bg двуостър (having two cutting edges) · gd dà-fhaobhair (having two cutting edges) · da tveægget (having two cutting edges) · gd dà-fhaobhrach (having two cutting edges)