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Meaning of "equivoque" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EQUIVOQUE

Equivocequivocal.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUIVOQUE

equivoque  [ˈɛkwɪˌvəʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUIVOQUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equivoque is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EQUIVOQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Equivocation

Equivocation is classified as an informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense. It generally occurs with polysemic words. It is often confused with amphiboly; the difference is that equivocation arises from an ambiguous definition of a word, while amphiboly refers to ambiguous sentence structure due to punctuation or syntax.

Definition of equivoque in the English dictionary

The first definition of equivoque in the dictionary is a play on words; pun. Other definition of equivoque is an ambiguous phrase or expression. Equivoque is also double meaning; ambiguity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUIVOQUE


broke
brəʊk
coke
kəʊk
convoke
kənˈvəʊk
equivoke
ˈekwɪˌvəʊk
evoke
ɪˈvəʊk
folk
fəʊk
hon.
həʊk
invoke
ɪnˈvəʊk
joke
dʒəʊk
oak
əʊk
provoke
prəˈvəʊk
reevoke
ˌriːɪˈvəʊk
reinvoke
ˌriːɪnˈvəʊk
revoke
rɪˈvəʊk
smoke
sməʊk
soak
səʊk
Soc.
səʊk
spoke
spəʊk
stroke
strəʊk
unprovoke
ˌʌnprəˈvəʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUIVOQUE

equivalence relation
equivalency
equivalent
equivalent air speed
equivalent circuit
equivalent focal length
equivalent weight
equivalently
equivalve
equivocal
equivocality
equivocally
equivocalness
equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocation
equivocator
equivocatory
equivoke

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUIVOQUE

antique
baroque
boutique
breloque
clique
colloque
critique
filioque
marque
Martinique
Mixe-Zoque
monocoque
Mozambique
politique
pratique
roque
technique
torque
tu quoque
unique

Synonyms and antonyms of equivoque in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equivoque» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUIVOQUE

Find out the translation of equivoque to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of equivoque from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equivoque» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

equivoque
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equivoque
570 millions of speakers

English

equivoque
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्लेष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

equivoque
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каламбур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equivoque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্ব্যর্থপূর্ণ উক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équivoque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Equivoque
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

equivoque
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

語呂合わせ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

equivoque
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equivoque
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không minh bạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

equivoque
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समविभावात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

equivoque
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equivoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

equivoque
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каламбур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echivoc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

equivoque
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woord speling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

equivoque
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

equivoque
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equivoque

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVOQUE»

The term «equivoque» is regularly used and occupies the 68.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVOQUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «equivoque» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «equivoque» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equivoque

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUIVOQUE»

Discover the use of equivoque in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equivoque and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Equivoque Principle
Dr. Marvello's Travelling Circus brings a touch of magic and wonder each time it comes to town, but when a series of gruesome murders coincides with their arrival the performers find themselves caught up in some rather sinister goings on.
Darren Craske, 2009
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Technology, Organizations and Innovation: Theories, concepts ...
29. Technology. as. equivoque: sensemaking. in. new. technologies. K. E. Weick. New technologies, such as complex production systems that use computers ( Ettlie, 1988; Majchrzak, 1988; Susman and Chase. 1986; Zuboff, 1988), create ...
Ian McLoughlin, David Preece, Patrick Dawson, 2000
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A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
Equivoque Is elder by a year, now, than it was When thou and I first one another saw: All other things to their desctruction draw, Only our love hath no decay. John Donne, The Anniversary' The OED proposes 'a hurried accumulation of several ...
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991
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La tradition medievale des categories, XIIe-XVe siecles:
Un mot est equivoque, donc (en reponse a [P2]), s'il signifie en acte, par rapport a un sujet, simultanement une pluralite de choses en se subordonnant seulement a un concept par lequel le sujet concoit en acte, d'une facon determinee, ...
Joël Biard, Irène Rosier-Catach, 2003
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The Fair Equivoque
Poem about a young woman's beaux who wager that her rosy cheeks are store-bought. Upon being questioned, her equivocal reply is "I am painted, Sir - by God."
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Spiritual direction, and auricular confession: their ...
114 EQUIVOQUE. The equivoque made the fortune of the new worship. la less than forty years, there were formed in France four hundred and twenty-eight confreries of the Sacre Coeur. I cannot avoid pausing a moment to admire the triumph ...
Jules Michelet, 1845
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THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE
There is your equivoque in thought, your tquireque in word, and ynux equivoque indeed ; your round equivoque, and your semi-f^ai- toque ; your equivoque which means nothing, and your equivoque which means every thing.
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John Duns Scotus:
L'equivoque renvoie ä plusieurs raisons propres, l'univoque ä une seule raison ( commune). Soit le terme represente de maniere indeterminee un de ses signifies , soit il represente chacun d'eux. Dans le second cas, il renvoie si- multanement ...
Ludger Honnefelder, Rega Wood, Mechthild Dreyer, 1996
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SDL 2003: System Design: 11th International SDL Forum, ...
5.1 Equivoque Transitions Two or more transitions are equivoque when they are defined for the same state and the same event (input, output or τ-event), and lead to distinct nonequivalent states. Equivoque transitions may lead to ambiguous ...
Rick Reed, Jeanne Reed, 2003
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The French Language in the Seventeenth Century: Contemporary ...
qu'il se rapporte au fils, il faut mettre lequel au lieu de qui, afin que le genre 140 masculin oste 1'equivoque. En 1'autre relatif de mesme; en voicy un bel exemple d'un celebre autheur: 'Qui trouverez-vous qui de soy-mesme ayt borne sa ...
Peter Rickard, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUIVOQUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equivoque is used in the context of the following news items.
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Randazzo, tras bajarse: "Que nadie se equivoque, apoyo las …
El ex precandidato a Presidente dio un paso al costado, pero no se aleja del partido político y afirmó: "Apoyo cada decisión que tome Cristina ... «Diario Veloz, Jun 15»
2
FIFA: How Sepp Blatter sullied football
Porque si se equivoque uno, no tiene que pagar el futbol. Yo me equivoqué y pagué – pero la pelota no se mancha.” More From FIFA. «Playing for 90, Jun 15»
3
VIDEO: Presidente de Honduras sospecha que grupos oscuros …
“Que nadie se equivoque pensando que puede comprar impunidad otra vez aquí en el país”, exclamó el mandatario. El gobernante aseveró ... «Tiempo.hn, Jun 15»
4
JOH: “El siguiente paso es nueva ley de financiamiento a partidos …
No desconoció que en este tema “ha caminado mucho dinero sucio financiando actividades”, pero “que nadie se equivoque que puede ... «La Tribuna.hn, Jun 15»
5
"Decidi cortar con Minus y divertirme"
Ojalá me equivoque y si gana uno de ellos sea para profundizar los buenos cambios, que los hagan durar y corregir los errores no asumidos. En el fondo, me ... «Buenos Aliens, Jun 15»
6
“La presidenta de Chile debe sacar a su embajador en Venezuela”
Yo espero que la presidenta no se equivoque. Hemos visto ya un año con muchas equivocaciones. Pero creo que en esta materia que tiene ... «PanAm Post, May 15»
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El mal de la sobreexposición
... la evolución de esta campaña induce a pensar que no ganará más el que más acierte, sino que perderá menos el que menos se equivoque. «ABC.es, May 15»
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Plaza Mayor
Y no es prisa, que nadie se equivoque: es pánico. Como el niño de Mirasierra elimine al campeón todas las miradas del madridismo buscarán ... «AS, May 15»
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Lagos: “Me equivoque cuando diseñamos el Transantiago”.
El ex Mandatario reconoció que el diseño del cuestionado plan de transporte santiaguino fue una de las peores cosas de su Gobierno. «Terra Chile, May 15»
10
Albanian PM Edi Rama analyzes the process of EU enlargement
Mr. Rama warns that the failure to rapidly include Balkan in a process of integration, which is without any equivoque inspiring for the people of ... «Journal of Turkish Weekly, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Equivoque [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/equivoque>. Apr 2024 ».
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