| Word | tergiversation |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. Falsification by means of vague language; equivocation; to argue a point that is clearly wrong (but may not appear as such to others). [This is presumably tergere, to wipe clear, + verso, to turn, but I must admit not understanding what relation that has to the definition.] |
| Sentence | Effects must not (despite the tergiversatory nature of time in 1958) be permitted to precede causes. |
| Source | Midnight's Children, p. 313 |
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