EQUIVOCAL


Meaning of EQUIVOCAL in English

[ ɪ'kwɪvək(ə)l ]

■ adjective open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

↘questionable or uncertain: the results of the analysis were ~.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from late L. aequivocus , from L. aequus 'equally' + vocare 'to call'.

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