lexical ambiguity

Noun
Synonyms: polysemy

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meaningsSynonyms: polysemyOpposite monosemyType of ambiguity, equivocalness

Related words polysemantic adjective

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