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View synonyms for equivoque

equivoque

or eq·ui·voke

[ ek-wuh-vohk, ee-kwuh- ]

noun

  1. an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.
  2. a play on words; pun.
  3. double meaning; ambiguity.


equivoque

/ ˈɛkwɪˌvəʊk /

noun

  1. a play on words; pun
  2. an ambiguous phrase or expression
  3. double meaning; ambiguity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of equivoque1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English equivoc (adjective); equivocal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of equivoque1

C14: equivoc equivocal
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Example Sentences

Every thing, in a word, is tolerated which can in any way be passed into an equivoque.

It is easy to see how the Elizabethan tendency to word-quibble and equivoque would help to give currency to the Latin form.

I took the equivoque, which was incomprehensible to Harcourt: I hardly need say, that the latter and I were on the best terms.

Not that the Law of Sufficient Reason is quite free from equivoque.

Charming oscillation, fascinating motion, most graceful equivoque!

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