Ambiguity and Polysemy

Ambiguity

Ambiguity noun - The quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning.

Polysemy and ambiguity are semantically related. in uncertainty of meaning topic. In some cases you can use "Polysemy" instead a noun "Ambiguity".

Nearby Words: ambiguous, ambiguously

Polysemy

Polysemy noun - The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.
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Ambiguity and polysemy are semantically related. You can use "Ambiguity" instead a noun "Polysemy".
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