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English Dictionary: ambiguity	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ambiguity n an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning Synonym(s): ambiguity, equivocalness Antonym(s): unambiguity, unequivocalness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ambiguity \Am`bigu"ity\, n.; pl. {Ambiguities}. [L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit[82].] 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. No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. --I. Taylor. The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. --South.