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/ˈæmbɪd͡ʒ/ · noun
(rhetoric, literary, often in the plural) Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution..
Puttenham, Art of Poesie without any long studie or tedious ambage
Umh! y' are full of ambage.
Use ambage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ambage means (rhetoric, literary, often in the plural) Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution..
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Puttenham, Art of Poesie without any long studie or tedious ambage
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