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polysemantic

/ˌpɒl.ɪ.sɪˈmæn.tɪk/

الترجمة: يصف كلمة أو عبارة تحمل عدة معانٍ أو تفسيرات مختلفة.

مدخل واحد

adjective

C2formalcommon/ˌpɒl.ɪ.sɪˈmæn.tɪk/

Describes a word or phrase that has multiple meanings or interpretations.

  • 🌐يصف كلمة أو عبارة تحمل عدة معانٍ أو تفسيرات مختلفة.
  1. Having multiple meanings C1 formal

    Describes a word or phrase that possesses several distinct meanings or interpretations.

    • The word 'bank' is polysemantic, referring to a financial institution, a river's edge, or a verb meaning to deposit money.
    • Linguists study polysemantic words to understand how language evolves.
    • 'Light' is a polysemantic term, meaning not heavy, illumination, or pale in color.

    🌐متعدد المعاني

    المرادفات: ambiguousequivocalmultivalentpolysemous

    الأضداد: monosemousunambiguous

  • more polysemantic comparative form
  • most polysemantic superlative form