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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ [UK], /ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equivocal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more equivocal [comparative], most equivocal [superlative], æquivocal [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -vocus Late Latin aequivocus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English equivocal From Late Latin aequivocus + -al, from aequus + vocō. By surface analysis, equi- + vocal. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|la-lat:aequivocus|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -vocus Late Latin aequivocus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English equivocal [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "aiquos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aequus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-i-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "connecting vowel" }, { "gloss" : "having meaning", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to name, designate", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*wokʷ-", "id" : "speech", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wekʷ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wṓkʷs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vocō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "deverbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "second declension suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "possessive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "o-grade", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "thematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "possessive", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "possessive", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "e-grade", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "vrddhi", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "thematic", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "thematic", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-os", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "-os", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-us", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "adjective-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-vocus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "aequivocus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" }, { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₂élis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-is", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "fro" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-el", "lang" : "fro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "equivocal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="equivocal">, {{af|en|aequivocus|-al|lang1=la-lat}} Late Latin aequivocus + -al, {{compound|la|aequus|vocō|nocat=1}} aequus + vocō, {{surf|en|equi-|vocal}} By surface analysis, equi- + vocal, {{etymon|en|:af|la-lat:aequivocus|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -vocus Late Latin aequivocus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English equivocal Head templates: {{en-adj}} equivocal (comparative more equivocal, superlative most equivocal)
  1. Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation. Synonyms: ambiguous, indeterminate Translations (having several applicable significations): двусмислен (dvusmislen) (Bulgarian), dubbelzinnig (Dutch), moniselitteinen (Finnish), monimerkityksinen (Finnish), monitulkintainen (Finnish), équivoque [feminine, masculine] (French), ambigu [masculine] (French), incertain [masculine] (French), doppeldeutig (German), mehrdeutig (German), διφορούμενος (diforoúmenos) (Greek), αμφίλογος (amfílogos) [masculine] (Greek), taksa (Indonesian), dwimakna (Indonesian), equivoco [masculine] (Italian), ambiguo [masculine] (Italian), ambivalente (Italian), ingannevole (Italian), dubbio [masculine] (Italian), 両意にとれる (ryōi ni toreru) (Japanese), двосмислен (dvosmislen) [masculine] (Macedonian), dwuznaczny (Polish), niejednoznaczny (Polish), wieloznaczny (Polish), equívoco (Portuguese), echivoc (Romanian), ambiguu (Romanian), двусмы́сленный (dvusmýslennyj) (Russian), equívoco (Spanish), tvetydig (Swedish), ekiboko (Tagalog), tevriyeli (Turkish), двозначний (dvoznačnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-equivocal-en-adj-OZUJbTG6 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 36 12 32 Disambiguation of 'having several applicable significations': 68 25 8
  2. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected. Translations (capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters): twijfelachtig (Dutch), moniselitteinen (Finnish), epämääräinen (Finnish), douteux [masculine] (French), incertain [masculine] (French), indéterminé [masculine] (French), équivoque [feminine, masculine] (French), fragwürdig (German), zweideutig (German), zweifelhaft (German), διφορούμενος (diforoúmenos) [masculine] (Greek), ambivalente (Italian), сомнителен (somnitelen) [masculine] (Macedonian), ambiwalentny (Polish), wymijający (Polish), сомни́тельный (somnítelʹnyj) (Russian), сумнівний (sumnivnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-equivocal-en-adj-E1mx6lqm Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 17 41 13 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 12 55 13 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 51 11 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 56 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 63 8 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 75 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 80 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 15 54 8 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 72 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 47 13 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 51 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 48 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 52 5 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 48 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 36 12 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 14 51 12 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 55 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 55 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 14 51 12 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 44 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 51 12 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 43 13 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 55 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 60 4 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 49 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 15 48 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 49 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 51 12 22 Disambiguation of 'capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters': 7 90 3
  3. Uncertain, as an indication or sign. Synonyms: uncertain, doubtful, incongruous Translations (uncertain, doubtful): несигурен (nesiguren) (Bulgarian), съмнителен (sămnitelen) (Bulgarian), twijfelachtig (Dutch), epäilyttävä (Finnish), epäselvä (Finnish), kyseenalainen (Finnish), epäjohdonmukainen (Finnish), équivoque [feminine, masculine] (French), fragwürdig (German), zweifelhaft (German), αβέβαιος (avévaios) [masculine] (Greek), equivoco (Italian), dubbioso (Italian), 曖昧な (aimai na) (Japanese), сомнителен (somnitelen) [masculine] (Macedonian), niepewny (Polish), niejasny (Polish), echivoc (Romanian), сомни́тельный (somnítelʹnyj) (Russian), belirsiz (Turkish), müphem (Turkish), ikircikli (Turkish), сумнівний (sumnivnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-equivocal-en-adj-MoUB~gIg Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 36 12 32 Disambiguation of 'uncertain, doubtful': 9 1 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: equivocal generation, equivocality, equivocally, equivocalness Related terms: equivocation, equivoque

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ [UK], /ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equivocal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: equivocals [plural], æquivocal [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -vocus Late Latin aequivocus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English equivocal From Late Latin aequivocus + -al, from aequus + vocō. By surface analysis, equi- + vocal. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|la-lat:aequivocus|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -vocus Late Latin aequivocus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English equivocal [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "aiquos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aequus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-i-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "connecting vowel" }, { "gloss" : "having meaning", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to name, designate", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*wokʷ-", "id" : "speech", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wekʷ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wṓkʷs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vocō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "deverbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "second declension suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "possessive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "o-grade", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "thematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "possessive", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "possessive", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "e-grade", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "vrddhi", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "thematic", "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "thematic", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-os", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "-os", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-us", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "adjective-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-vocus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "aequivocus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" }, { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₂élis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-is", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "fro" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-el", "lang" : "fro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ālis", "id" : "adjectivizing suffix", "title" : "-ālis", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-al", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "equivocal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="equivocal">, {{af|en|aequivocus|-al|lang1=la-lat}} Late Latin aequivocus + -al, {{compound|la|aequus|vocō|nocat=1}} aequus + vocō, {{surf|en|equi-|vocal}} By surface analysis, equi- + vocal, {{etymon|en|:af|la-lat:aequivocus|-al<id:adjectival suffix>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -vocus Late Latin aequivocus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English equivocal Head templates: {{en-noun}} equivocal (plural equivocals)
  1. (philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term. Synonyms: double entendre, equivoque Translations (A word or expression capable of different meanings): equivoco [masculine] (Italian), ambiguo [masculine] (Italian), a varie interpretazioni [feminine] (Italian), niepewność [feminine] (Polish), niejasność [feminine] (Polish), equívoco [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-equivocal-en-noun-QyomuFkF Categories (other): Philosophy, English terms prefixed with equi-, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix), Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with equi-: 18 24 17 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 18 24 17 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix): 20 18 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 36 12 32 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "equivocal generation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "equivocality"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "equivocally"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "equivocalness"
    }
  ],
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      "*aikʷos",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/aikʷos"
    ],
    [
      "aiquos",
      "aiquos#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "aequus",
      "aequus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-i-",
      "-i-#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "*wekʷ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wekʷ-"
    ],
    [
      "*wokʷ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wṓkʷs#Proto-Indo-European:_speech"
    ],
    [
      "vocō",
      "voco#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_possessive"
    ],
    [
      "*-os",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-os#Proto-Indo-European:_thematic"
    ],
    [
      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_possessive"
    ],
    [
      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_o-grade"
    ],
    [
      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_e-grade"
    ],
    [
      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_vrddhi"
    ],
    [
      "*-os",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-os#Proto-Indo-European:_thematic"
    ],
    [
      "*-os",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-os"
    ],
    [
      "-os",
      "-os#Latin:_second_declension_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-us",
      "-us#Latin:_deverbal_adjective"
    ],
    [
      "-vocus",
      "-vocus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "aequivocus",
      "aequivocus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂el-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂el-#Proto-Indo-European:_grow"
    ],
    [
      "*-is",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is"
    ],
    [
      "*-ālis",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ālis"
    ],
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin:_adjectivizing_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#Old_French:_forming_adjectives"
    ],
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin:_adjectivizing_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-el",
      "-el#Old_French:_adjective"
    ],
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin:_adjectivizing_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#Middle_English:_adjectival_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#English:_adjectival_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "aequivocus",
      "aequivocus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#English"
    ],
    [
      "aequus",
      "aequus#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "vocō",
      "voco#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "equi-",
      "equi-#English"
    ],
    [
      "vocal",
      "vocal#English"
    ]
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      },
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        "lang1": "la-lat"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin aequivocus + -al",
      "name": "af"
    },
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        "nocat": "1"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "equi-",
        "3": "vocal"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "la-lat:aequivocus",
        "4": "-al<id:adjectival suffix>",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Italic *aikʷos?\nOld Latin aiquos\nLatin aequus\nLatin -i-\nProto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.\nProto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der.\nLatin vocō\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Italic *-os\nArchaic Latin -os\nLatin -us\nLatin -vocus\nLate Latin aequivocus\nProto-Indo-European *h₂el-\nProto-Indo-European *-is\nProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?\nProto-Italic *-ālis\nLatin -ālislbor.\nOld French -albor.\n▲\nLatin -ālis\nOld French -elbor.\n▲\nLatin -ālisbor.\nMiddle English -al\nEnglish -al\nEnglish equivocal",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Italic *aikʷos?\nOld Latin aiquos\nLatin aequus\nLatin -i-\nProto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.\nProto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der.\nLatin vocō\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Italic *-os\nArchaic Latin -os\nLatin -us\nLatin -vocus\nLate Latin aequivocus\nProto-Indo-European *h₂el-\nProto-Indo-European *-is\nProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?\nProto-Italic *-ālis\nLatin -ālislbor.\nOld French -albor.\n▲\nLatin -ālis\nOld French -elbor.\n▲\nLatin -ālisbor.\nMiddle English -al\nEnglish -al\nEnglish equivocal\nFrom Late Latin aequivocus + -al, from aequus + vocō. By surface analysis, equi- + vocal.",
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    {
      "form": "more equivocal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most equivocal",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "æquivocal",
      "tags": [
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "equivocal (comparative more equivocal, superlative most equivocal)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "equivo",
        "cal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "equivocation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "equivoque"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unequivocal"
        },
        {
          "word": "univocal"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 36 12 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "text": "equivocal words",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "an equivocal sentence",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              53,
              62
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1817, William Hazlitt, Characters of Shakespeare's Plays:",
          "text": "For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "word": "ambiguous"
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        {
          "word": "indeterminate"
        }
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "lang_code": "bg",
          "roman": "dvusmislen",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "двусмислен"
        },
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          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "dubbelzinnig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "moniselitteinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "monimerkityksinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "monitulkintainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "équivoque"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ambigu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "incertain"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "doppeldeutig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "mehrdeutig"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "diforoúmenos",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "word": "διφορούμενος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 25 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "amfílogos",
          "sense": "having several applicable significations",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "αμφίλογος"
        },
        {
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    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wekʷ-"
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      "*wokʷ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wṓkʷs#Proto-Indo-European:_speech"
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      "vocō",
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    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-os#Proto-Indo-European:_thematic"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_possessive"
    ],
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      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_o-grade"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_e-grade"
    ],
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      "*-ós",
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      "*-os",
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      "*-is",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ālis"
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    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
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      "word": "διφορούμενος"
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      "word": "taksa"
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "having several applicable significations",
      "word": "dwimakna"
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      "word": "ambivalente"
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      "sense": "having several applicable significations",
      "word": "ingannevole"
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "dubbio"
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      "word": "両意にとれる"
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      "word": "wieloznaczny"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "word": "двусмы́сленный"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "having several applicable significations",
      "word": "tvetydig"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "having several applicable significations",
      "word": "ekiboko"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "having several applicable significations",
      "word": "tevriyeli"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "lang_code": "uk",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "word": "twijfelachtig"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "word": "epämääräinen"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "douteux"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "incertain"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "indéterminé"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "word": "fragwürdig"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "word": "zweideutig"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "word": "zweifelhaft"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
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      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
      "word": "wymijający"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "somnítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "word": "несигурен"
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      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "съмнителен"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "kyseenalainen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "epäjohdonmukainen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "fragwürdig"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "zweifelhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "αβέβαιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "equivoco"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "dubbioso"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "aimai na",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "曖昧な"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "somnitelen",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "niepewny"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
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      "word": "niejasny"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "belirsiz"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "müphem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
      "word": "ikircikli"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "sumnivnyj",
      "sense": "uncertain, doubtful",
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}

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    "English lemmas",
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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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    "English terms prefixed with equi-",
    "English terms suffixed with -al",
    "English terms suffixed with -al (adjectival suffix)",
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    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_possessive"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_o-grade"
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      "*-ós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_e-grade"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós#Proto-Indo-European:_vrddhi"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is"
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      "aequus",
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      "vocō",
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      "equi-",
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Italic *aikʷos?\nOld Latin aiquos\nLatin aequus\nLatin -i-\nProto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.\nProto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der.\nLatin vocō\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Italic *-os\nArchaic Latin -os\nLatin -us\nLatin -vocus\nLate Latin aequivocus\nProto-Indo-European *h₂el-\nProto-Indo-European *-is\nProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?\nProto-Italic *-ālis\nLatin -ālislbor.\nOld French -albor.\n▲\nLatin -ālis\nOld French -elbor.\n▲\nLatin -ālisbor.\nMiddle English -al\nEnglish -al\nEnglish equivocal",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Italic *aikʷos?\nOld Latin aiquos\nLatin aequus\nLatin -i-\nProto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.\nProto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der.\nLatin vocō\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-ós\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Italic *-os\nArchaic Latin -os\nLatin -us\nLatin -vocus\nLate Latin aequivocus\nProto-Indo-European *h₂el-\nProto-Indo-European *-is\nProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?\nProto-Italic *-ālis\nLatin -ālislbor.\nOld French -albor.\n▲\nLatin -ālis\nOld French -elbor.\n▲\nLatin -ālisbor.\nMiddle English -al\nEnglish -al\nEnglish equivocal\nFrom Late Latin aequivocus + -al, from aequus + vocō. By surface analysis, equi- + vocal.",
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    {
      "form": "equivocals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "æquivocal",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
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      "parts": [
        "equivo",
        "cal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Philosophy"
      ],
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              5,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2012, Deborah Achtenberg, Cognition of Value in Aristotle's Ethics:",
          "text": "Some equivocals are merely ambiguous. Sharp is an example. It is equivocal since it is appropriate to call different types of things 'sharp' though what it is for them to be sharp differs.",
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      ],
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          "philosophy"
        ],
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        "(philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "double entendre"
        },
        {
          "word": "equivoque"
        }
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        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/əˈkwɪvəkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "A word or expression capable of different meanings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "equivoco"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "A word or expression capable of different meanings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ambiguo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "A word or expression capable of different meanings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "a varie interpretazioni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "A word or expression capable of different meanings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "niepewność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "A word or expression capable of different meanings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "niejasność"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "A word or expression capable of different meanings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "equívoco"
    }
  ],
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}

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