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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
''pupil'': 1. a student; 2. the centre of the eye | ''pupil'': 1. a student; 2. the centre of the eye<br/> | ||
''break'': 1. time to relax; 2. action of damaging something | ''break'': 1. time to relax; 2. action of damaging something<br/> | ||
==Related terms== | ==Related terms== |
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Lexical Ambiguity
/ æmbigjʊɘti/
Definition
Lexical ambiguity arises if one word has two ore more different meanings.
Examples
pupil: 1. a student; 2. the centre of the eye
break: 1. time to relax; 2. action of damaging something