A word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways : an ambiguous word or expression. If the ambiguity is in a single word it is called lexical ambiguity. In a sentence or clause, structural ambiguity.
Examples:
in the following sentence the word bank could mean the edge of a river, or a financial institution:
Examples:
in the following sentence the word bank could mean the edge of a river, or a financial institution:
- John went to the bank.