Provisional vs Equivocal - What's the difference?
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temporary
(philately) a postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain.
* Jeffrey
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
* Milton
Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
* Burke
Provisional is a related term of equivocal.
As nouns the difference between provisional and equivocal
is that provisional is a member of the while equivocal is a word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.As an adjective equivocal is
having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain.provisional
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equivocal
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* double entendreAdjective
(en adjective)- equivocal''' words; an '''equivocal sentence
- For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes.
- His actions are equivocal .
- equivocal repentances
- How equivocal a test.