English Explanatory Dictionary

ambage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution.
  2. An indirect or obscure path.

Pronunciation

/ˈæmbɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ambage.wav

Word forms

ambage ambages

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ambages, from French ambage as well as its etymon Latin ambāgēs (“a roundabout or circuitous path”).

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