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disambiguity

disambiguity noun: lack of ambiguity; disambiguation.

Noun

disambiguity (uncountable)

  1. Lack of ambiguity; disambiguation.
    • The motivation in Slavic is thought partly to be a desire for disambiguity. That is to say, once the nominative and accusative endings have become identical, and due to the free word order of Slavic, a need was felt to differentiate between 'Jack sees Jill' and 'Jill sees Jack'.2018, Aaron D. Rubin, Studies in Semitic Grammaticalization, page 114

Origin of disambiguity

From dis- + ambiguity.

Questions about disambiguity

What does disambiguity mean?
Disambiguity means lack of ambiguity; disambiguation.
What part of speech is disambiguity?
Disambiguity is a noun.

Words near disambiguity in the dictionary

  1. disambiguations
  2. disambiguative
  3. disambiguator
  4. disambiguators
  5. disambiguatory
  6. disambiguity
  7. disambulatories
  8. disambulatory
  9. disamenities
  10. disamenity
  11. Disamis

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