1) Amphibology 2) Amphiboly 3) Dodge 4) Double entendre 5) Double entente 6) Doubt 7) Equivocalness 8) Equivoque 9) Evasiveness 10) Imprecision 11) Loophole 12) Obscurity 13) Parisology 14) Polysemy 15) Uncertainty 16) Unintelligibility 17) Vagueness
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1) An ambiguity of manner 2) Aspect of innuendo 3) Double entendre 4) Expression 5) French word used in English 6) Legal terminology 7) Locution 8) Saying 9) Uncertainty of meaning
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Ambiguity is an attribute of any concept, idea, statement or claim whose meaning, intention or interpretation cannot be definitively resolved according to a rule or process consisting of a finite number of steps. The concept of ambiguity is generally contrasted with vagueness. In ambiguity, specific and distinct interpretations are permitted (alth...
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[law] Ambiguity, in law, is of two kinds, patent and latent. Patent ambiguity is that ambiguity which is apparent on the face of an instrument to any one perusing it, even if he be unacquainted with the circumstances of the parties. In the case of a patent ambiguity parol evidence is admissible to explain only what has been written, not wha...
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a statement with two or more meanings that may seem to exclude one another in the context. Grammatical ambiguity (amphibologia) occurs where a word has two or more possible word classes. For example, in 'BILL POSTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED,' the words 'BILL POSTERS' could be either adjective and common noun or a proper name. Lexical ambiguity arises wh...
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• (n.) 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.
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use of words that allow alternative interpretations. In factual, explanatory prose, ambiguity is considered an error in reasoning or diction; in ... [6 related articles]
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The use of language that is vague, or ambiguous. Language that is ambiguous is also abstract (as opposed to specific).
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Origin: L. Ambiguitas, fr. Ambiguus: cf. F. Ambiguite. ... 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 wor...
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n. a criminal law procedure which involves the calling of the defendant to the court, after charges are filed against him. It consists of three parts, viz, 1.) he is called upon by the court and his identity is established, 2.) the whole indicment is read, so as to enable him fully understand the nature of charges to be produced against him in the ...
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In common conversation, ambiguity is a negative term applied to a vague or equivocal expression when
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A statement with two or more meanings that may seem to exclude one another in the context. Grammatic
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Am`bi·gu'i·ty noun ;
plural Ambiguities [ Latin
ambiguitas , from
ambiguus : confer French
ambiguité .] The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than o...
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This means 'more than one possible meaning'. The rules of grammar exist to allow a structure of words to be created that has a single meaning, i.e. to be unambiguous. Here is an ungrammatical sentence that was an actual warning notice at the bottom of an escalator: 'Dogs must be carried on the escalator'. What does this mean? Are you allowed to rid...
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When an expression has been used in an instrument of writing which may be understood in more than one sense, it is said there is an ambiguity.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: am′bi-gyū′ĭ-tē Definitions: 1. Condition of being ambiguous; uncertainty.
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Device which is used deliberately by an author: a word or phrase which may have two or more relevant meanings. 'We call it ambiguous ... when we recognise that there could be a puzzle as to what the author meant, in that alternate views might be taken without sheer misreading ...' (William Empson)
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Allows for two or more simultaneous interpretations of a word, phrase, action, or situation, all of which can be supported by the context of a work.
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ambiguity 1. A situation in which something can be understood in more than one way and it is not clear which meaning is intended. 2. An expression or statement that has more than one meaning. 3. Causing uncertainty or confusion.
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Ambiguity is an idea or situation that can be understood in more than one way. This extends from ambiguous sentences (which could mean one thing or another) up to ambiguous storylines and ambiguous arguments.
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a phrase or statement which has more than one possible interpretation. This sometimes arises from unclear grammatical relationships. For example, in the phrase: 'police shot man with knife', it is not specified whether the man had the knife or the police used the knife to shoot the man. Both interpretations are possible, although only one is logic...
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noun an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
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The possibility of more than one interpretation of a spoken or written expression. Ambiguity is used as a device in poetry when the writer wants to stimulate the reader's imagination and allow them to come to a personal view of what the poem means to them
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doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner. · an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.: a contract free of ambiguities; the ambiguities of modern poetry.
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unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
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