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equivoque

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eq⋅ui⋅voque

  [ek-wuh-vohk, ee-kwuh-]
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–noun
1. an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.
2. a play on words; pun.
3. double meaning; ambiguity.
Also, eq⋅ui⋅voke.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME equivoc adj.; see equivocal
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eq·ui·voque also eq·ui·voke   (ěk'wə-vōk', ē'kwə-)   
n.  

  1. An equivocal word or expression.

  2. A pun.

  3. A double meaning.


[French équivoque, from Late Latin aequivocus, ambiguous; see equivocal.]
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