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Definition of unambiguous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unambiguous

adjective
 
/ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/
 
/ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/
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  1. clear in meaning; that can only be understood in one way
    • an unambiguous statement
    • The message was clear and unambiguous—‘Get out!’
    opposite ambiguous
    Extra Examples
    • It was a fairly unambiguous response.
    • We are still waiting for an unambiguous statement of the government's long-term policy in this area.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnambiguous is used with these nouns:
    • definition
    • evidence
    • message
    • …
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See unambiguous in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee unambiguous in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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