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ambiguous definition

am·bigu·ous (am big′yo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. having two or more possible meanings
  2. not clear; indefinite; vague

Etymology: L ambiguus < ambigere, to wander < ambi-, about, around + agere, to do, act

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