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indefinite

 adjective
     
in‧def‧i‧nite
1 an indefinite action or period of time has no definite end arranged for it:
The next day the union voted to begin an indefinite strike.
The picture has been loaned for an indefinite period to the National Gallery.
2 not clear or exact [= vague]:
Teachers find the report's terminology so indefinite that it is confusing.
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