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ambiguous

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Open to more than one interpretation or not clearly expressed.

The ambiguous directions could describe either entrance.

Dictionary practice example.

A message about a shared studio said that members could reserve the back room after the next meeting. The timing was ambiguous: did booking begin when the meeting ended, or could members reserve dates that followed it?

From What Did the Message Mean?.

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