polysemy, lexical ambiguity
(noun) the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polysemy (usually uncountable, plural polysemies)
(semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple similar meanings.
• monosemy
Source: Wiktionary
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
