s/n4825114

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has gloss	(noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning ambiguity, equivocalness
lexicalization	eng: ambiguity
lexicalization	eng: equivocalness
subclass of	(noun) incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear unclearness
has subclass	(noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous evasiveness, equivocation, prevarication
has subclass	(noun) the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings polysemy, lexical ambiguity
has subclass	(noun) the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression" twilight zone, no man's land

Meaning
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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lexicalization	ang: tweo
Catalan
lexicalization	cat: ambigüitat
Czech
lexicalization	ces: dvojsmyslnost
lexicalization	ces: mnohožnačnost
lexicalization	ces: nejasnost
German
lexicalization	deu: Zweideutigkeit
lexicalization	deu: Ambiguität
lexicalization	deu: Polysemie
lexicalization	deu: Mehrdeutigkeit
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lexicalization	deu: Doppeldeutigkeit
Modern Greek (1453-)
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lexicalization	ell: ασάφεια
lexicalization	ell: αμφιβολία
Esperanto
lexicalization	epo: ambigueco
Estonian
lexicalization	est: mitmemõttelisus
lexicalization	est: mitmetähenduslikkus
Basque
lexicalization	eus: anbiguotasun
lexicalization	eus: polisemia
French
lexicalization	fra: ambiguïté
lexicalization	fra: polysémie
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lexicalization	fra: ambigüité
Gaelic
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lexicalization	gla: dà-sheaghachas
Croatian
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lexicalization	hrv: dvosmislenost
Armenian
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lexicalization	hye: երկիմաստություն
Italian
lexicalization	ita: ambiguità
lexicalization	ita: equivocità
lexicalization	ita: equivoco
Dutch
lexicalization	nld: ambiguïteit
lexicalization	nld: dubbelzinnigheid
Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalization	oci: ambigüitat
Polish
lexicalization	pol: polisemia
Portuguese
lexicalization	por: ambiguidade
Moldavian
lexicalization	ron: ambiguitate
Russian
lexicalization	rus: неясность
lexicalization	rus: двусмысленность
lexicalization	rus: полисемия
Slovak
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lexicalization	slk: dvojzmyselnosť
lexicalization	slk: nejednoznačnosť
Castilian
lexicalization	spa: ambigüedad
lexicalization	spa: polisemia
Swedish
lexicalization	swe: tvetydighet
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lexicalization	swe: ambiguitet
lexicalization	swe: flertydighet
Turkish
lexicalization	tur: iki anlamlýlýk
lexicalization	tur: belirsizlik
Ukrainian
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lexicalization	ukr: двозначність

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opposite	(noun) clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity unambiguity, unequivocalness

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