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ambiguity Noun pl -ties 1. the possibility of interpreting an expression in more than one way 2. an ambiguous situation or expression: the ambiguities of feminine identity
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ambiguity noun vagueness, doubt, puzzle, uncertainty, obscurity, enigma, equivocation, inconclusiveness, indefiniteness, dubiety, dubiousness, tergiversation, indeterminateness, equivocality, doubtfulness, equivocacy Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity. Or again, by ambiguity of meaning,--as {pi alpha rho omega chi eta kappa epsilon nu / delta epsilon / pi lambda epsilon omega / nu upsilon xi}, where the word {pi lambda epsilon omega} is ambiguous. The sums are the scoundrel's share, and where he feared an ambiguity, you see he added something clearer. |
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