polysemous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/ /ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/ /ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs/ /pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/ en-us-polysemous.ogg en-us-polysemous-2.ogg

polysemous

From Medieval Latin polysēmus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polúsēmos), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “I signify, mean”).

polysemic

bisemous polysemy

nonpolysemous polysemously polysemousness

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