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|| A word with just one meaning is '''un'''ambiguous. <br/> | || A word with just one meaning is '''un'''ambiguous. <br/> | ||
|| See also the glossary entry on [[Glossary:Ambiguity#Ambiguity|Ambiguity]] for more information.<br/> | || See also the glossary entry on [[Glossary:Ambiguity#Ambiguity|Ambiguity]] for more information.<br/> | ||
- a polysemous word | - a polysemous word | ||
|| Sorry, but your answer is not entirely correct. | || Sorry, but your answer is not entirely correct. | ||
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|| *An adult male human being (vs. boy) | || *An adult male human being (vs. boy) | ||
|| See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Polysemy|Polysemy]] for more information. <br/> | || See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Polysemy|Polysemy]] for more information. <br/> | ||
+ a homophone word | + a homophone word | ||
|| Very good, that is correct. | || Very good, that is correct. | ||
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|| *Everyone loves some different person. | || *Everyone loves some different person. | ||
|| See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | || See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | ||
+ lexical ambiguity | + lexical ambiguity | ||
|| Very good, that is correct. <br/> | || Very good, that is correct. <br/> | ||
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|| *The speaker fainted next to a financial institute, so enough people were there who could help him. | || *The speaker fainted next to a financial institute, so enough people were there who could help him. | ||
|| See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Lexical_Ambiguity|Lexical Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | || See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Lexical_Ambiguity|Lexical Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/> | ||
- structural ambiguity | - structural ambiguity | ||
|| Sorry, the answer is not correct. | || Sorry, the answer is not correct. | ||
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General definition of ambiguity