| lexical ambiguity 
 
 the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
 • Syn:
 polysemy
 • Ant:
 monosemy (for: polysemy)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 polysemous (for: polysemy)
 • Hypernyms:
 ambiguity, equivocalness
 
 
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