🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Mehrdeutigkeit

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Mehrdeutigkeit

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ambiguity/ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Formulierung enthält eine gewisse Mehrdeutigkeit."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

    "We can detect no ambiguity in this agreement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ambiguitas', stemming from 'ambiguus' meaning doubtful or ambiguous, which traces back to 'ambigere' (to wander about, dispute). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French, retaining its core meaning relating to multiple possible interpretations or uncertainty.

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