equivoque
Americannoun
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an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.
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a play on words; pun.
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double meaning; ambiguity.
noun
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a play on words; pun
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an ambiguous phrase or expression
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double meaning; ambiguity
Etymology
Origin of equivoque
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English equivoc (adjective); see equivocal
Example Sentences
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It was not the first equivoque I had experienced; and this should have rendered me less confident of the evidence of my senses.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
She abhorred the "equivoque" of her life, but could not overcome it.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
But here again, to say nothing of the equivoque of ‘positive,’ we are met by a claim of pre-emption, the claim of Comte to associate the ‘ism’ specifically with his system, theoretic and practical.
From Rationalism by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
Calton was too much inwrapped in the contemplation of his happiness to see the equivoque between Hicks and himself; and threw himself back in his chair.
From Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Charles Dickens
“Yes, we are near the dawning,” mocked the old man, with loud, relentless equivoque.
From The Advocate by Charles Heavysege
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