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(1):

(a.) Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.

(2):

(n.) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.

(3):

(a.) Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.

(4):

(a.) (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Equivocal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/equivocal.html. 1828.
 
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