"ambage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ambages [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ambages, from French ambage as well as its etymon Latin ambāgēs (“a roundabout or circuitous path”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|ambages|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English ambages, {{inh+|en|enm|ambages}} Inherited from Middle English ambages, {{der|en|fr|ambage}} French ambage, {{der|en|la|ambāgēs|t=a roundabout or circuitous path}} Latin ambāgēs (“a roundabout or circuitous path”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ambage (countable and uncountable, plural ambages)
  1. (literary, often in the plural) Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution. Tags: countable, in-plural, literary, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ambage-en-noun-SnT-ZyC~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (literary, often in the plural) An indirect or obscure path. Tags: countable, in-plural, literary, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ambage-en-noun-UhRrqoNN

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃.baʒ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ambage.wav Forms: ambages [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ambāgēs. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|ambāgēs}} Learned borrowing from Latin ambāgēs Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ambage m (plural ambages)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) ambage Tags: in-plural, masculine

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /amˈba.d͡ʒe/ Forms: ambagi [plural]
Rhymes: -adʒe Etymology: From Latin ambāgēs. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|ambāgēs}} Latin ambāgēs Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} ambage f (plural ambagi)
  1. (usually in the plural) ambage Tags: feminine, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-ambage-it-noun-E0~tktf1 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

Forms: ambāge [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|noun form|head=ambāge}} ambāge
  1. ablative singular of ambāgēs Tags: ablative, form-of, singular Form of: ambāgēs
    Sense id: en-ambage-la-noun-scxouioC Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

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