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Definition of 'Ambiguity'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ambiguity
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention:
to speak with ambiguity.

2. ambiguity
the condition of admitting more than one meaning.

3. ambiguity
an ambiguous word, expression, etc.:
a contract free of ambiguities.

Etymology: (1375–1425; < L)

Definition of 'Ambiguity'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) ambiguity
an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

2. (noun) ambiguity, equivocalness
unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

Definition of 'Ambiguity'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Ambiguity
the quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression

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