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disambiguation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The removal of ambiguity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The lexical disambiguation relies on looking ahead to identify possible senses.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: wiki jargon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clarification, elucidation, illumination

Narrower terms: lexical disambiguation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ambig(ō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin ambiguuslbor. English ambigu(ous) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ambiguation English disambiguation From dis- + ambiguation.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَوْضِيح (tawḍīḥ) — removal of ambiguity
  • Catalan: desambiguació — removal of ambiguity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解疑 (jiěyí) — removal of ambiguity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澄清 (chéngqīng) — removal of ambiguity
  • Czech: zjednoznačnění — removal of ambiguity
  • Czech: desambiguace — removal of ambiguity
  • Dutch: desambiguatie — removal of ambiguity
  • Estonian: ühestamine — removal of ambiguity
  • Finnish: selventäminen — removal of ambiguity
  • Finnish: täsmentäminen — removal of ambiguity
  • Finnish: yksiselitteistäminen — removal of ambiguity
  • French: désambiguïsation — removal of ambiguity
  • French: homonymie — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: გაურკვევლობის გადაწყვეტა (gaurḳvevlobis gadac̣q̇veṭa) — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: გაურკვევლობის აღმოფხვრა (gaurḳvevlobis aɣmopxvra) — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: ორაზროვნების გაუქმება (orazrovnebis gaukmeba) — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: ორაზროვნების მოხსნა (orazrovnebis moxsna) — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: ორაზროვნების დაზუსტება (orazrovnebis dazusṭeba) — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: ორაზროვნების აღმოფხვრა (orazrovnebis aɣmopxvra) — removal of ambiguity
  • Georgian: არაერთმნიშვნელობის აღმოფხვრა (araertmnišvnelobis aɣmopxvra) — removal of ambiguity
  • German: Disambiguation — removal of ambiguity
  • German: Begriffsklärung — removal of ambiguity
  • Greek: αποσαφήνιση (aposafínisi) — removal of ambiguity
  • Hungarian: egyértelműsítés — removal of ambiguity
  • Italian: disambiguazione — removal of ambiguity
  • Japanese: 曖昧さ回避 (aimaisa kaihi) — removal of ambiguity
  • Malay: nyahkekaburan — removal of ambiguity
  • Navajo: ałtsʼáʼáztiin — removal of ambiguity
  • Persian: ابهامزدایی — removal of ambiguity
  • Polish: ujednoznacznienie — removal of ambiguity
  • Portuguese: desambiguação — removal of ambiguity
  • Portuguese: desambiguização — removal of ambiguity
  • Romanian: dezambiguizare — removal of ambiguity
  • Russian: дизамбигуа́ция (dizambiguácija) — removal of ambiguity
  • Russian: различение (različenije) — removal of ambiguity
  • Scots: disambiguation — removal of ambiguity
  • Spanish: desambiguación — removal of ambiguity
  • Tagalog: pagpapalinaw — removal of ambiguity
  • Turkish: anlam ayrımı — removal of ambiguity
Real reading context

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