equivocation
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- æquivocation (archaic)
Etymology edit
c. 1380, from Middle English equivocacion, from Old French equivocation, from Medieval Latin aequivocātiō, from aequivocō, from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”), from Latin aequus (“equal”) + vocō (“call”); a calque of Ancient Greek ὁμωνυμία (homōnumía).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/, /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn̩/, /əˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: e‧quiv‧o‧ca‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
equivocation (countable and uncountable, plural equivocations)
- (logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
- The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Logical fallacy
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Expression susceptible of a double signification, possibly misleading
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “equivocation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
Old French edit
Noun edit
equivocation oblique singular, f (oblique plural equivocations, nominative singular equivocation, nominative plural equivocations)
- equivocation
- Si avoit trovee occasion de li gaber par l'equivocation de son nom