disambiguation

dis·am·big·u·ate

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]
- /ˌdɪs æmˈbɪg yuˌeɪt/
- /ˌdɪs.æmˈbɪɡ.ju.eɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]
- /ˌdɪs æmˈbɪg yuˌeɪt/

Definitions of disambiguation word

verb with object disambiguation to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”. 1
noun disambiguation The removal of ambiguity. 1

See all 2 definitions of disambiguation

Information block about the term

Origin of disambiguation

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; dis-1 + ambigu(ous) + -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Disambiguation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Disambiguation

disambiguation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

disambiguation usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Antonyms for disambiguation

noun disambiguation

ambiguation — Act of ambiguating.

Just one Antonym for disambiguation

Matching words

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?