- polysemous
- or polysemic adjective Etymology: Late Latin polysemus, from Greek polysēmos, from poly- + sēma sign Date: 1884 having multiple meanings • polysemy noun
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polysemous — pol·y·se·mous (pŏl ē sēʹməs) adj. Having or characterized by many meanings: highly polysemous words such as play and table. [From Late Latin polysēmus, from Greek polusēmos: polu , poly + sēma, sign.] polʹy·se my (pŏlʹē sē mē, pə lĭsʹə ) n … Universalium
polysemous — po|lys|e|mous [pəˈlısıməs, ˌpɔlıˈsi:məs US ˌpa:liˈsi:məs] adj technical [Date: 1900 2000; : Late Latin; Origin: polysemus, from Greek, from sema sign ] a polysemous word has two or more different meanings >polysemy [pəˈlısımi, ˈpɔlısi:mi US… … Dictionary of contemporary English
polysemous — pol|y|se|mous [ pə lısıməs, ,pali siməs ] adjective LINGUISTICS a polysemous word has more than one meaning ╾ pol|y|semy noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
polysemous — adjective technical a polysemous word has two or more different meanings polysemy noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
polysemous — UK [pəˈlɪsɪməs] / US / UK [ˌpɒlɪˈsiːməs] / US [ˌpɑlɪˈsɪməs] adjective linguistics a polysemous word has more than one meaning Derived word: polysemy UK [pəˈlɪsɪmɪ] / US / UK [ˈpɒlɪˌsiːmɪ] noun uncountable … English dictionary
polysemous — adjective /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs,ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs,ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs,pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/ Having multiple meanings or interpretations. Syn: polysemantic, polysemic Ant: monosemous See Also: polysemy … Wiktionary
polysemous — adj. having many meanings (of words) … English contemporary dictionary
polysemous — po·ly·se·mous … English syllables
polysemous — adjective of words; having many meanings • Syn: ↑polysemantic • Similar to: ↑ambiguous • Derivationally related forms: ↑polysemy … Useful english dictionary
polysemous word — noun a word having more than one meaning • Syn: ↑polysemant, ↑polysemantic word • Hypernyms: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
