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polysemous

/ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/

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adjective

C2formalcommon/ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/

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

  • 🇷🇺Описывает слово или фразу, имеющую несколько значений или смыслов.
  1. Having multiple meanings C1 formal

    Describes a word or phrase that has more than one distinct meaning or sense.

    • The word 'bank' is polysemous, referring to a financial institution or a river's edge.
    • Linguists study how polysemous words develop their various meanings over time.
    • 'Run' is a highly polysemous verb with dozens of different definitions.

    🇷🇺Многозначный

    Synonyms: ambiguousequivocalmultivalentpolysemantic

    Antonyms: monosemousunambiguousunivocal

  • more polysemous comparative form
  • most polysemous superlative form