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Collocations for ambiguity - noun

ADJ.

possible, potential | moral, sexual

QUANT.

degree, element
There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.

VERB + AMBIGUITY

lead to
Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.
avoid
The document has been carefully written to avoid ambiguity.
reduce | remove, resolve
They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ambiguity.

AMBIGUITY + VERB

arise, occur
Ambiguity arises when students'' spoken English is very limited.

PREP.

~ about
There will always be some ambiguity about what actually happened.
~ in
There was some ambiguity in what he said.

PHRASES

a source of ambiguity

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