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| eq·ui·voque [ ékwi vk, kwi vk ] (plural eq·ui·voques) or eq·ui·voke [ ékwi vk, kwi vk ] (plural eq·ui·vokes) |
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1. play on words: an amusing use of an ambiguous word
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2. ambiguous word or phrase: a word or phrase with a double meaning
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3. ambiguity: ambiguity, double meaning, or misleading words and expressions
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French équivoque< late Latin aequivocus (see equivocate)] |
