"triple-entendre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triple-entendres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} triple-entendre (plural triple-entendres)
  1. Alternative form of triple entendre. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: triple entendre
    Sense id: en-triple-entendre-en-noun-pMDIXxaY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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