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Ambiguity Pronunciation
Ambiguity is pronounced am-bi-GYOO-uh-tee, IPA /ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti/.
am-bi-GYOO-uh-tee
US /ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti/ · UK /ˌæmbɪˈgjuːɪti/
Syllables: am · bi · GYOO · uh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.
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Ambiguity in a Sentence
- The ambiguity in clause four cost them the case.
- She writes with a deliberate ambiguity.
- Remove the ambiguity and the sentence becomes dull.
Common Mispronunciations of Ambiguity
Not am-BI-gyoo-uh-tee
The beat moves right when the -ity ending arrives, landing on the gyoo. Ambiguous keeps it on the bi, which is where the confusion comes from.
Not am-bi-GOO-i-tee
The gu carries a y glide, giving gyoo rather than goo. Ambiguous and contiguous do the same.
Tip: Five beats with the peak in the middle: am-bi-GYOO-uh-tee.
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