polyseme
adjEtymology From poly- + seme.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Having multiple meanings.
- Antonyms
- monoseme
- Related terms
- polysemy, polysemic, polysemous
polyseme
nounUK /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/
Etymology From poly- + seme.
› A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Semantics Especially One whose multiple meanings are etymologically related.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Semantics Sometimes One whose multiple meanings either are or aren't etymologically related.