Ambage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæmbɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ambage is a noun meaning (rhetoric, literary, often in the plural) Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution.
Meaning
(rhetoric, literary, often in the plural) Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution.
More Meanings
- (rhetoric, literary, often in the plural) An indirect or obscure path.
Example Sentences
Umh! y' are full of ambage.
Puttenham, Art of Poesie without any long studie or tedious ambage
Word Forms
- ambages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ambiguation, ambilogy, obfuscation, ambiguator, abusio, equivocation.
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