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lexical ambiguity
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
a. l'ambiguïté lexicale (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The English word "bank" illustrates lexical ambiguity because it can refer to a financial institution or the side of a river.Le mot anglais « bank » contient une ambiguïté lexicale parce qu'il peut désigner un établissement financier ou une rive.
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