Ambiguity
Pronunciation : Am`bi*gu"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Ambiguities.
Etymology : [L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit?.]
Definition : Defn: The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913