disambiguation
/ˌdɪsæmˌbɪɡjuˈeɪʃən/
resolving which meaning is intended when multiple are possible
disambiguation in a sentence
“Context usually enables disambiguation without conscious effort.”
Origin of disambiguation
Latin dis- (apart) + ambiguus (doubtful)
Related Words
compositionality
the meaning of a whole derived from its parts and their arrangement
lexicon
the vocabulary of a language; a mental dictionary of words
phoneme
the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning
morpheme
the smallest meaningful unit in a language
semantics
the study of meaning in language; what words and sentences signify
syntax
the rules governing how words combine into phrases and sentences