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Meaning of ambages | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[amˈbaː.ɡeːs]

Definitions

  1. an indirect, roundabout path; a wandering to and fro, twists and turns
    declension-3
  2. Used to denote any intricate or tortuous process, system or scheme
    declension-3
  3. circumlocution, ambiguity, evasion, digression, beating about the bush
    declension-3
  4. a mental uncertainty or confusion
    declension-3

Examples

“Id Tiberius solitis sibi ambagibus apud senatum incusavit”

For this, Tiberius reprimanded the senate with his usual ambiguities

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ambagi ambagibus ambagis Ambarri Ambarris Ambarrorum

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