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equivocals

equivocals is the plural of equivocal.

Meaning of equivocal

Noun

equivocal (plural equivocals)

  1. 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 differs.2012, Deborah Achtenberg, Cognition of Value in Aristotle's Ethics

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Questions about equivocals

What is equivocals the plural of?
Equivocals is the plural of equivocal.

Words near equivocals in the dictionary

  1. equivocal generation
  2. equivocalities
  3. equivocality
  4. equivocally
  5. equivocalness
  6. equivocals
  7. equivocate
  8. equivocated
  9. equivocates
  10. equivocating
  11. equivocatingly

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