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polysemy

/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mi/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa o fenômeno linguístico em que uma mesma palavra ou expressão possui vários significados relacionados entre si, distinguíveis pelo contexto.

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noun

/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mi/C2formaltechnical
  • ptSubstantivo que designa o fenômeno linguístico em que uma mesma palavra ou expressão possui vários significados relacionados entre si, distinguíveis pelo contexto.

A noun referring to the linguistic phenomenon where a single word or phrase has multiple related meanings, which are distinguished by context.

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  1. Multiple meanings of a wordC1formal

    The capacity for a word, phrase, or sign to have multiple related meanings, often arising from historical or contextual shifts.

    ptPolissemia

    • The word 'bank' is a classic example of polysemy, referring to a financial institution or a river's edge.
    • Linguists study polysemy to understand how language evolves and how context disambiguates meaning.
    • Polysemy is common in everyday language, where a single word like 'run' can have dozens of related senses.

    Sinônimosambiguityequivocationlexical ambiguity

Formas
  • polysemies plural form
  • polysemies' possessive plural form
  • polysemy's possessive singular form