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The lexical ambiguity of a word or phrase pertains to its having more than one meaning in the language to which the word belongs.

" Meaning " hereby refers to whatever should be captured by a good dictionary.

For instance, the word " bank " has several distinct lexical definitions, including " financial institution " and " edge of a river ".

Another example is as in " apothecary ".

One could say " I bought herbs from the apothecary ".

This could mean one actually spoke to the apothecary ( pharmacist ) or went to the apothecary ( pharmacy ).