OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14236

equivocal

/əˈkwɪvəkəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
equívoco
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
an equivocal sentence
equivocal words
📚 noun • entry_id 14237

equivocal

/əˈkwɪvəkəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
equívoco
A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
Some equivocals are merely ambiguous. Sharp is an example. It is equivocal since it is appropriate to call different types of things 'sharp' though what it is for them to be sharp…
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