polysemant

A noun referring to a word that has multiple distinct meanings or senses.

• 🇨🇳多义词，指具有多个不同意义或含义的词。

1. Word with multiple meanings C2 formal

   A word that has more than one distinct meaning or sense.

   • The word 'bank' is a polysemant, meaning both a financial institution and a river's edge.
   • Linguists study polysemants to understand how language evolves.
   • 'Run' is a classic polysemant with dozens of different definitions.

   🇨🇳多义词

• polysemants plural form
• polysemants' possessive plural form
• polysemant's possessive singular form