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An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations.

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  1. n. An word/ambiguous">ambiguous word/term">term; a word susceptible of different significations.
  2. n. An equivocation; a guibble.
  3. 1. An word/ambiguous">ambiguous word/term">term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge. 2. An equivocation; a guibble. B. Jonson.
  4. n. An word/ambiguous">ambiguous word/term">term; a word susceptible of different significations. n. An equivocation; a guibble.