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He understood the ambiguous meaning of this oath, and it cut him to the heart.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
2
To accuse them of inconsistency is to be misled by the ambiguous meaning of a word.
The Eve of the French Revolution
3
I listen to your words as to a Delphic oracle, and do not pretend to understand their ambiguous meaning.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
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The fact is that the word "supremacy," so often used in this controversy, is one of ambiguous meaning.
Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union