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Lexical ambiguity

A situation in which a word can have more than one meaning

• Example: “rock”

Context usually enables quick resolution of lexical ambiguity

• “I could not move the heavy rock that blocked the hiking trail.”

• “I enjoyed the music at the rock concert last night.”

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