polyseme

See also: Polyseme and polysème

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ seme

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/

Noun

polyseme (plural polysemes)

(semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings.

Translations

word/phrase with multiple meanings

German: Polysem (de) n
Japanese: 多義語 (tagigo)

Portuguese: polissema m

Adjective

polyseme

(linguistics) having multiple meanings

Antonyms

monoseme

Related terms

Anagrams

employes, employés

German

Adjective

polyseme

inflected form of polysem

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