ambiguity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English ambiguite, from Old French ambiguite (French ambiguïté), from Latin ambiguitas.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /æmbɪɡˈjuɪtiː/
[edit] Noun
ambiguity (countable and uncountable; plural ambiguities)
- (countable) Something liable to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
- His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
- (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
[edit] Synonyms
- (state of being ambiguous): ambiguousness, imprecision
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[edit] Translations
something liable to more than one interpretation
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