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polysemy vs ambiguity

ambiguity vs polysemy

polysemy and ambiguity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polysemy Yes No No No
ambiguity Yes No No No
As nouns, ambiguity is a hypernym of polysemy; that is, ambiguity is a word with a broader meaning than polysemy:
  • polysemy: the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
  • ambiguity: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Other hypernyms of polysemy include equivocalness.
polysemy (noun) ambiguity (noun)
the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
Difference between polysemy and ambiguity

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