Thesaurus: ambiguity

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1. n. The word/quality">quality or word/state">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.
2. n. an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
3. n. unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
4. The word/quality">quality or word/state">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. No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South.
5. The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness oruncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language,arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocalword or expression.No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I.Taylor.The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South.
6. n:100 n. an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context n. unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning