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equivocal
having two or more meanings; intentionally ambiguous
Puns are among the favorite toys of people who like to play with language; puns make the listener laugh (or groan) when he/she recognizes that what has been said is humorously (or grotesquely) equivocal.
Related English words: equivocalness, unequivocal
aequus, aequa, aequum -
level; fair, just; like, equal; vox, vocis, f. - voice |