According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
AMBIGUITY
ambiguity, equivocalness
(noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
ambiguity
(noun) an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ambiguity (countable and uncountable, plural ambiguities)
(countable) Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
Synonyms
• (state of being ambiguous): ambiguousness, imprecision, polysemy
• weasel word
Antonyms
• unambiguity
Source: Wiktionary
Am`bi*gu"i*ty, n.; pl. Ambiguities. Etym: [L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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