English Explanatory Dictionary

equivoque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Equivocal.
noun
  1. A homonym.
  2. A play on words, a pun.
  3. Ambiguity or double meaning.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛkwɪvəʊk/

Word forms

equivoque more equivoque most equivoque equivoke æquivoque equivoques

Etymology

From Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”), from Latin aequus (“equal”) + vocō (“call”).

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