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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A tide is always said to run,—but I thought of the tide without attending to the equivoque, which must be altered.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
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
Without an equivoque, I should look with a very ominous dissatisfaction on the "Elysian fields" that lie beyond.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
My dear mother's countenance fell, and I could hardly pursue my wicked equivoque any further.
From Satanstoe by James Fenimore Cooper
Contrast their blameless wit and humor with the equivoque and foul double entendre of French drawings, and think of the difference involuntarily suggested between the social atmospheres of Paris and London.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton
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