ambiguation

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noun

act of ambiguating

Opposite
disambiguation
OriginEnglish ambigu(ous) ← Latin ambiguu ← Proto-Italic *agō →
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Meanings

nounambiguation (plural ambiguations)

plural ambiguations

  1. act of ambiguating

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
disambiguation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  5. Latinambi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Latinambig(ō)
  11. Latinambiguu
  12. Englishambigu(ous)
  13. Englishambiguation

Stem of ambiguous (from Latin ambiguus) with suffix -ation.

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Translations

German Ambiguisierung
  • Ambiguisierungact of ambiguating
Hungarian többértelműsítés
  • többértelműsítésact of ambiguating
Polish uczynienie niejednoznacznym
  • uczynienie niejednoznacznymact of ambiguating
Portuguese ambiguação, ambiguização
  • ambiguaçãoact of ambiguating
  • ambiguizaçãoact of ambiguating
Cite this entry
APA

ambiguation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiguation

MLA

“ambiguation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiguation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambiguation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiguation.

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