"disambiguation" meaning in English

See disambiguation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disambiguation.wav [UK] Forms: disambiguation [singular], disambiguations [plural]
Etymology: dis- + ambiguation Etymology templates: {{word parts|dis-|ambiguation}} dis- + ambiguation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If I work on disambiguation, I am helping to get rid of things that are so similar that they cause confusion. Synonyms: clarification, enlightenment, illumination
    Sense id: simple-disambiguation-en-noun-DcFkx3Xa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with dis-
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      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dis-",
        "2": "ambiguation"
      },
      "expansion": "dis- + ambiguation",
      "name": "word parts"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dis- + ambiguation",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "disambiguation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disambiguations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dis‧am‧big‧u‧a‧tion",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ambiguation"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This page is a disambiguation page."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If I work on disambiguation, I am helping to get rid of things that are so similar that they cause confusion."
      ],
      "id": "simple-disambiguation-en-noun-DcFkx3Xa",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "clarification"
        },
        {
          "word": "enlightenment"
        },
        {
          "word": "illumination"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disambiguation.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "disambiguation"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dis-",
        "2": "ambiguation"
      },
      "expansion": "dis- + ambiguation",
      "name": "word parts"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dis- + ambiguation",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "disambiguation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disambiguations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dis‧am‧big‧u‧a‧tion",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ambiguation"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This page is a disambiguation page."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If I work on disambiguation, I am helping to get rid of things that are so similar that they cause confusion."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "clarification"
        },
        {
          "word": "enlightenment"
        },
        {
          "word": "illumination"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disambiguation.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "disambiguation"
}

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