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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ambiguous word" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a word that has multiple meanings or interpretations, leading to confusion or uncertainty in understanding.
Example: "The term 'bank' is an ambiguous word, as it can refer to a financial institution or the side of a river."
Alternatives: "vague term" or "unclear word".
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Target sentences included an ambiguous word, the ambiguity of which was not resolved within the clause.
In contrast, an ambiguous word bears its ambiguity directly—simply in virtue of having multiple meanings.
To sum up, the relatedness among the meanings of an ambiguous word appears to be a relevant factor in resolving lexical ambiguity though it remains to be explored whether sentential contexts have an immediate effect on the activation of a particular meaning when the ROMs of the ambiguous words are contrasted.
Audiophiles use an exasperatingly ambiguous word, "involving".
But normality is an ambiguous word in Zaire.
An ambiguous word, it probably cannot be used except subjectively.
Instead, some use the ambiguous word "boi" to describe themselves.
Mr. Saturno keeps both possibilities alive with every ambiguous gesture, every ambiguous word.
It is a changeable ambiguous word, the meaning of which is easy to shift.
How do I create a green kitchen?Giovannitti: Green is an ambiguous word.
"Dating, I'm putting it in quotes, is still such a loaded — still an ambiguous — word," Ms. Hampton said.
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