equivoque

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The italics indicate the obvious equivoque, and indicate it imperfectly.

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  • The equivoque is in the use of the word 'dollar Page 226.' —  Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies
  • He had a blunt and arbitrary manner, and invariably spoke his mind frankly and honestly—a habit which made him strangely popular in a profession where the language of equivoque is cultivated almost as sedulously as in the circles of international diplomacy. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Jill the Reckless, by P. G. Wodehouse
  • Yo pienso que UPS se identifica más con los Macs y la Pepsi, y Fedex con la Coca Cola y los PCs, pero tal vez me equivoque. —  The EDM SuperBlog
  • So I've been following his career mostly because he is a great drummer that makes his bands better and the stuff he's doing with dj am is pretty good. the only reason I barely watched the VMA's was just to see the tiny bits of their performances that the network aired. equivoque on September 20, 2008 6: 52 PM Obsidian-F ... on September 20, 2008 6: 37 PM —  Uber.com - Chris Blogs
  • You don't "need" a long zoom, what you need is the lens which best suits how you saw the scene. kevin poin ... on September 08, 2008 11: 08 AM equivoque on September 08, 2008 10: 42 AM Aww ... —  Uber.com - Chris Blogs
 

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  1. French équivoque, from Late Latin aequivocus, ambiguous; see equivocal.
 

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/ˈɛkwɪvoʊk/
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