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Synonyms for "lexical ambiguity" in English

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lexical ambiguity:
- lexical ambiguity; polysemy

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Detailed Synonyms for lexical ambiguity in English

lexical ambiguity:

lexical ambiguity [the ~] nom

the lexical ambiguity

– the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings ¹
the lexical ambiguity; the polysemy
– the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings ¹
- lexical ambiguity [the ~] nom
- polysemy [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "lexical ambiguity":

polysemy; ambiguity; equivocalness

Antonyms for "lexical ambiguity":

monosemy

Related Definitions for "lexical ambiguity":

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings¹

Related Synonyms for lexical ambiguity

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