polysemous

English

WOTD – 2 February 2008

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/, /ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs/, /pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/
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Adjective

polysemous (not comparable)

(linguistics) Having multiple meanings or interpretations.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

polysemy

Translations

having multiple meanings

Chinese:
Mandarin: 多義 (zh), 多义 (zh) (duōyì)
Finnish: monimerkityksinen (fi)
Greek: πολύσημος (el) m (polýsimos)

Icelandic: (polysemous word) margrætt orð n
Polish: polisemiczny m, wieloznaczny m
Portuguese: polissémico (Portugal), polissêmico (Brazil)

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