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monimerkityksisyys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambiguity noun The quality of having more than one possible meaning or interpretation.

Senses

monimerkityksisyys is used for these senses in English:

  • ambiguity (countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.
  • polysemy (semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones.

ambiguity — full definition

  1. noun The quality of having more than one possible meaning or interpretation.
  2. noun A specific word, phrase, or statement that can be understood in more than one way.

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