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polysemy

/'p/A/l/i/,s/i/m/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms lexical ambiguity
    Antonyms monosemy

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

polyscopepolysemantpolysemanticpolysemantic wordpolysemouspolysemous wordpolysepalouspolysilicicpolysomypolyspastpolyspermouspolyspermy

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