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AMBIGUITY

\ˌambɪɡjˈuːɪti], \ˌambɪɡjˈuːɪti], \ˌa_m_b_ɪ_ɡ_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of AMBIGUITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Doubtfulness or uncertainty, especially of language.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The quality of being ambiguous; an ambiguous expression.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Uncertainty of signification.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. Quality or state of being ambiguous; uncertainty, particularly of significance.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Doubtfulness of meaning; uncertainty of signification.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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