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Definition of: ambiguous
(am·big′y·əs) adjective
1. Capable of being understood in more senses than one; having a double meaning; equivocal.
2. Doubtful or uncertain: a liquid of ambiguous nature.
3. Obscure, indistinct, as shadows. See synonyms under EQUIVOCAL, OBSCURE. [<L ambiguus <ambigere wander about < ambi- around + agere go]
—am·big′u·ous·ly adverb
—am·big′u·ous·ness noun
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