MONOSEMY

monosemy

(noun) having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

monosemy (uncountable)

(semantics) The property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.

(literary) singularity

Antonyms

• polysemy

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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