Polysemous Definition

pŏlē-sēməs
adjective
Having or characterized by many meanings, as the words play and table.
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(linguistics) Having multiple meanings or interpretations.

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Origin of Polysemous

  • From Latin polysÄ“mus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polusÄ“mos), from πολύς (polus, “many") + σημαίνω (sÄ“mainō, “I signify, mean").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Late Latin polysēmus from Greek polusēmos polu- poly- sēma sign

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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