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Question
What does it mean for language to be ambiguous?
a. Words are not concrete or tangible.
b. The meanings of words are not clear-cut.
c. People generally agree on what words mean.
d. Words are not intrinsically connected to what they represent.
e. The meanings of words remain stable over time.
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