Lexical ambiguity is not the only mechanism by which a term can bear two distinct meanings; Recanati's work on 'meaning underdetermination' shows semantic content varies contextually without classical ambiguity.

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Classical ambiguity(as used in contrast to other theories of meaning): The traditional understanding of ambiguity—the idea that a word simply has multiple fixed, dictionary definitions.
Meaning underdetermination(as developed by Recanati in philosophy of language): The idea that the literal definitions of words alone don't fully determine what someone means—context and situation fill in the gaps.
Recanati, François(as referenced in philosophy of language): A contemporary French philosopher who studies how language meaning actually works in real conversations, arguing that context shapes meaning in subtle ways beyond simple word definitions.
contextually(as used in philosophy of language): Depending on the surrounding situation or context; the meaning or use changes based on what's happening around it.

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