Disambiguation

//dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of ambiguity. countable, uncountable

    "The lexical disambiguation relies on looking ahead to identify possible senses."

  2. 2
    clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity wordnet
  3. 3
    A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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clarificationclarificationenlightenmentillumination

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"The lexical disambiguation relies on looking ahead to identify possible senses."

Etymology

From dis- + ambiguation.

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