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Stage 1 of 3
aequus
Latin · ancient
"equal"
equal, combined with vox (voice)
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Stage 2 of 3
aequivocus
Late Latin · ancient
"equal-sounding, ambiguous"
equal-sounding, ambiguous, from aequus (equal) and vox (voice)
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Stage 3 of 3
equivocal
English · 1500s
"open to more than one interpretation, ambiguous"
settled as the English word for something open to more than one interpretation
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