equivoque

also eq·ui·voke (ĕk'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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noun

1. An expression or term liable to more than one interpretation: ambiguity, double-entendre, equivocality, equivocation, tergiversation. See clear/unclear.
2. The use or an instance of equivocal language: ambiguity, equivocation, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, shuffle, tergiversation, weasel word. Informal waffle. See clear/unclear.

equivoque [ek‐wi‐vohk], a pun or deliberately ambiguous expression.

adjective: equivocal.

verb: equivocate.

See also ambiguity, double entendre, paronomasia.

an equivocal word, specif: pun, wordplay

An ambiguous word or phrase capable more than one interpretation, thus susceptible to use for puns.

For a list of words related to equivoque, see:

• Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - equivoque: amusing usage of word that suggests several other similar meanings; pun

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