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Word: Ambiguity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus ‘doubtful’ (see ambiguous)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌambɪˈɡjuːɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Short Definition:quality of being open to more than one interpretation
Examples:- we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act
- ambiguities in such questions are potentially very dangerous
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