equivoke

equivoke
noun

* * *

equivoke or equivoque /ekˈwi-vōk/ noun
1. An equivocal expression
2. Equivocation
3. A quibble
4. A pun
• • •
Main Entry:equivocal

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Equivoke — Equivoque Eq ui*voque, Equivoke Eq ui*voke, n. [F. [ e]quivoque. See {Equivocal}.] 1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. An equivocation; a guibble. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • equivoke — noun see equivoque …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • equivoke — n. ambiguous term; pun; play on words …   English contemporary dictionary

  • equivoke — n. See equivoque …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • equivoke — eq·ui·voke …   English syllables

  • equivoke —   n. pun; ambiguous remark …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Hieronymus Bosch (groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bosch et Hieronymus Bosch. Hieronymus Bosch Pays d’origine   …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Equivoque — Eq ui*voque, Equivoke Eq ui*voke, n. [F. [ e]quivoque. See {Equivocal}.] 1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. An equivocation; a guibble. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • equivoque — also equivoke noun Etymology: French équivoque, from équivoque equivocal, from Late Latin aequivocus Date: 1599 1. an equivocal word or phrase; specifically pun 2. a. double meaning b. wordplay …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hieronymus Bosch (группа) — Hieronymus Bosch Основная информация Жанр Те …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”