POLYSEMY

polysemy, lexical ambiguity

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

polysemy (usually uncountable, plural polysemies)

(semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple similar meanings.

Antonyms

• monosemy

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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