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Ambiguity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ambiguity - Definition of Ambiguity at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Ambiguity. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.
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Syntactic ambiguity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syntactic ambiguity is a property of sentences which may be reasonably interpreted in more than one way, or reasonably interpreted to mean more than one thing. Ambiguity may or may not involve one wo...
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ambiguity Definition from dictionary ... WordReference.com English Dictionary ... ; Look up "ambiguity" at Merriam-Webster; Look up "ambiguity" at dictionary.com; Forum discussions with the word(s) 'ambiguity' in the title:;
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Definition of ambiguity in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of ambiguity. Pronunciation of ambiguity. Translations of ambiguity. ambiguity synonyms, ambiguity antonyms. Information about ambiguity in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... double entendre - an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate...
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In itself, ambiguity is a common, harmless, and often amusing feature of ordinary language. When unnoticed in the context of otherwise careful reasoning, however, it can lead to one of several informal fallacies. ... Note the difference between ambiguity and vagueness.
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The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage. ... "An ambiguity, in ordinary speech, means something very pronounced, and as a rule witty or deceitful. I propose to use the word in an extended sense: any verbal nuance, however slight, which gives room for alternative reactions to the same piece of language.
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