Label that may refer to one of several specific items, and whose referent must be determined by context.
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Examples for "ambiguous term "
Examples for "ambiguous term "
1 And what the hell did that ambiguous term "fellow traveler" mean?
2 She doesn't really know what it means and it's a very ambiguous term in any case.
3 In the final analysis, "working set" is an ambiguous term .
4 And in any event, it's an ambiguous term .
5 Ambition is a very ambiguous term .
1 It is a vague term , the Greek equivalent of 'the Levant'.
2 Somebody is an exceedingly vague term , and generally means nobody.
3 Vincent, it is a vague term under such circumstances-
4 A vague term like "social activist" might not be far from the mark, either.
5 I dare say he named you as the English magician -or some such vague term .
1 They wanted an ambiguous name , one that wouldn't give any clues to what the band sound like.
2 They should not be allowed to posture as saints merely because they are cloaked with an ambiguous name .
1 These were strictly trade unions, in spite of their somewhat vague name .
2 The owner was as much a vague name to me as any one.
3 The owner was as much a vague name to me as to any one.
5 The committee often selected a vague name with a tongue-twisting acronym that could be bandied about as a secret membership code.
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