equivocation
English
editAlternative forms
edit- æquivocation (archaic)
Etymology
editc. 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
editequivocation (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
editTranslations
editLogical 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
editOld French
editNoun
editequivocation 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
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