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disambiguation

[dis-am-big-yoo-eyt] Origin

dis·am·big·u·ate

[dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”

Origin:
1960–65; dis-1 + ambigu(ous) + -ate1

dis·am·big·u·a·tion, noun
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Disambiguation is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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disambiguate (ˌdɪsæmˈbɪɡjʊˌeɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to make (an ambiguous expression) unambiguous
 
disambigu'ation
 
n

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Word Origin & History

disambiguation
1827; see dis- + ambiguous + -ation.
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