disambiguation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. 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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The removal of ambiguity.
The lexical disambiguation relies on looking ahead to identify possible senses.
Disambiguation — where it is to fix the sense of an ambiguous term. This operation has been termed distinction by some Logicians, and erroneously reckoned as a species of division.
1827, George Bentham, Outline of a New System of Logic: With a Critical Examination of Dr. Whately's "Elements of Logic, page 88:
- (countable, qualifier:wiki jargon, uncountable) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| disambiguations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
enlightenment · clarification · illumination
Translations (41)
cmn 解疑 (removal of ambiguity) · fa ابهامزدایی (removal of ambiguity) · es desambiguación (removal of ambiguity) · ar تَوْضِيح (removal of ambiguity) · pt desambiguização (removal of ambiguity) · nl desambiguatie (removal of ambiguity) · tr anlam ayrımı (removal of ambiguity) · tl pagpapalinaw (removal of ambiguity) · ms nyahkekaburan (removal of ambiguity) · fr désambiguïsation (removal of ambiguity) · ru дизамбигуа́ция (removal of ambiguity) · cs desambiguace (removal of ambiguity) · it disambiguazione (removal of ambiguity) · cmn 消歧義 /消歧义 (removal of ambiguity) · fi yksiselitteistäminen (removal of ambiguity) · ka ორაზროვნების დაზუსტება (removal of ambiguity) · ka გაურკვევლობის გადაწყვეტა (removal of ambiguity) · et ühestamine (removal of ambiguity) · hu egyértelműsítés (removal of ambiguity) · el αποσαφήνιση (removal of ambiguity) · ro dezambiguizare (removal of ambiguity) · fi selventäminen (removal of ambiguity) · pt desambiguação (removal of ambiguity) · fr homonymie (removal of ambiguity) · cmn 澄清 (removal of ambiguity) · ka არაერთმნიშვნელობის აღმოფხვრა (removal of ambiguity) · ru различение (removal of ambiguity) · sco disambiguation (removal of ambiguity) · nv ałtsʼáʼáztiin (removal of ambiguity) · ka ორაზროვნების გაუქმება (removal of ambiguity) · de Begriffsklärung (removal of ambiguity) · ka ორაზროვნების აღმოფხვრა (removal of ambiguity) · ka გაურკვევლობის აღმოფხვრა (removal of ambiguity) · ca desambiguació (removal of ambiguity) · de Disambiguation (removal of ambiguity) · cs zjednoznačnění (removal of ambiguity) · ka ორაზროვნების მოხსნა (removal of ambiguity) · pl ujednoznacznienie (removal of ambiguity) · ja 曖昧さ回避 (removal of ambiguity) · fi täsmentäminen (removal of ambiguity) · yue 搞清楚 (removal of ambiguity)