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The answer EQUIVOCAL has 21 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of equivocal in various dictionaries:
adj - open to two or more interpretations
adj - open to question
adj - uncertain as a sign or indication
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| open to more than one interpretation ambiguous. |
| Open to more than one interpretation ambiguous. |
| not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways: |
| (of statements) unclear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, or (of actions or ways of behaving) confusing and able to be understood in two different ways: |
| Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead ambiguous. See Synonyms at ambiguous. |
| Of uncertain significance. |
| Of a doubtful or uncertain nature. |
| open to question |
| uncertain as a sign or indication |
| open to two or more interpretations or of uncertain nature or significance or (often) intended to mislead |
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In logic, equivocation ('calling two different things by the same name') is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word/expression in multiple senses throughout an argument leading to a false conclusion. Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" routine is a well known example of equivocation.It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two distinct meanings, not from the grammar or structure of the sentence.Some examples of equivocation in syllogisms (a logical chain of reasoning) are below:* Since only man [human] is rational,and no woman is a man [male], * Therefore, no woman is rational.A feather is light [not heavy].What is light [bright] cannot be dark. * Therefore, a feather cannot be dark.In the above example, distinct meanings of the word "light" are implied in contexts of the first and second statements. * * All jackasses have long ears.Carl is a jackass. * Therefore, Carl has long ears.Here, the equivocation is the metaphorical use of "jackass" to impl |