equivocation, tergiversation
(noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness
(noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous
evasion, equivocation
(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
equivocation (countable and uncountable, plural equivocations)
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
Source: Wiktionary
E*quiv`o*ca"tion, n.
Definition: The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead. There being no room for equivocations, there is no need of distinctions. Locke.
Syn.
– Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling. See Equivocal, a., and Prevaricate, v. i.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
