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- noun Plural form of
equivocation .
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Examples
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Such expressions as "He is not at home" were called equivocations, or amphibologies, and when there was good reason for using them their lawfulness was admitted by all.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Moral relativists seem to think their equivocations are the same as belief in Equality.
Bend Blogs Media Lizzy 2010
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The equivocations are prospering, and having offspring.
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They deserve each other: Palin with her slippery equivocations and Schwarzenegger (and his wife) with their fleet of Hummers that they cannot seem to do without.
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It is probably not fair to lampoon Mr Hague too harshly when his equivocations mirror those of his superiors.
The west should cheer, not fear, this cry for freedom in Egypt | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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I thought that using a graph paper exercise might get us past the verbal equivocations, but - – no such luck.
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It is also filled with equivocations that comfortably and conveniently cushion what look like deep and abiding prejudices:
Richard Cohen Explains Why Egyptians Can't Have Nice Things Jason Linkins 2011
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Oleg packs every square inch with errors, equivocations and misrepresentations.
Blast From the Past 2010
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It is also filled with equivocations that comfortably and conveniently cushion what look like deep and abiding prejudices:
Richard Cohen Explains Why Egyptians Can't Have Nice Things Jason Linkins 2011
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Oleg packs every square inch with errors, equivocations and misrepresentations.
Blast From the Past 2010
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