vaughn tan
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seeking a word each for the following 2 definitions definition 1: "Using the same word to refer to many different things" definition 2: "Using a word with a specifically understood meaning to refer to something with a different meaning." anyone?
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vaughn tan
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actually, here are the updated 2 definitions for which i'm looking for words definition 1: "Using one word with a specific meaning to refer to many different things with different meanings" definition 2: "Using one word with a specific meaning to refer to something with a specific different meaning." anyone?
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vaughn tan
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closest anyone's got so far is OVERLOADING for 1 and APPROPRIATION for 2 the words were for describing some impt ways we misuse "risk" and "uncertainty" — diagram below is work in progress ... https://i.imgur.com/EA4gd9q.jpg
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