am·bage ( m b j)n. Archaic 1. Ambiguity. Often used in the plural. 2. ambages Winding ways or indirect proceedings. [Back-formation from Middle English ambages, equivocation, from Latin amb  ges : amb-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]am·ba gious (m-bj s) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | ambages - (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action path, way of life, way - a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression |
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