ambiguous term

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ambiguous
adjective
uk
/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/us
/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
having or expressing more than one possible meaning, ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofambiguousandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, a lessambiguousterm, forgetting, will be used in the present paper.
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It is rather anambiguousterm.
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Therefore, it is anambiguousterm.
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In any case, it is anambiguousterm.
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I think that this is a mostambiguousterm.
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The word "same," as my noble and learned friends know, is a veryambiguousterm.
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But what does the conveniently vague andambiguousterm'biodiversity' actually mean?
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The words, "potential to damage the environment" are a broad rather than anambiguousterm.
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The word "euthanasia" is itself anambiguoustermwhich has been used in a wide variety of senses.
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Thatambiguoustermmight mean little or much, and of itself gave no especial cause for alarm.
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I think it is a changing andambiguousterm, subject to constant changes as generation follows generation.
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After all, to leave their property as glebe is not the natural right, if one may use thatambiguousterm.
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Globalization is anambiguoustermthat has different meanings to different anarchist factions.
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Theambiguousterm"key recovery" is applied to both types of systems.
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It is anambiguoustermthat lies somewhere between walking and rock climbing.
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It is anambiguoustermthat lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing.
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Confusingly, theambiguoustermoutbound marketing is sometimes used as a label for interruption marketing.
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It is anambiguoustermthat lies somewhere between hiking and rock climbing.
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Therefore, brown can be anambiguoustermfor describing horse coat color.
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Fulminating silver, though always referring to an explosive silver-containing substance, is anambiguousterm.
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A lessambiguoustermfor this might be network agnostic services.
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Dual relationships is anambiguoustermand can include acceptable, legal and ethical non-exploitive relationships.
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A lexical chain can provide a context for the resolution of anambiguoustermand enable identification of the concept that the term represents.
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Uluru is also often referred to as a monolith, although this is a somewhatambiguoustermthat is generally avoided by geologists.
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The second is the popular system that uses many different categories, including theambiguoustermmoreno (literally, tanned, brunette, or with an olive complexion).
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