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   E·quiv·o·cal

   /əˈkwivək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous: "the equivocal nature of her remarks"
   • ▪ uncertain or questionable in nature: "the results of the investigation were equivocal"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin aequivocus, from Latin aequus ‘equally’ + vocare ‘to call’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. equivocality noun
   • 2. equivocally adverb
   • 3. equivocalness noun

   Scrabble Points: 23

   • E

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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