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ambiguous

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Main Entry:
am·big·u·ous 
          Listen to the pronunciation of ambiguous
Pronunciation:
\am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive — more at agent
Date:
1528
1 a: doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness <eyes of an ambiguous color> b: inexplicable2: capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways <an ambiguous smile> <an ambiguous term> <a deliberately ambiguous reply>
synonyms see obscure
am·big·u·ous·ly adverb
am·big·u·ous·ness noun


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