"polysemic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/ [UK], /pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polysemic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more polysemic [comparative], most polysemic [superlative]
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  1. (linguistics) Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings. Synonyms: polysemantic, polysemous Derived forms: polysemically Related terms: oligosemic, polyseme, polysemy, homonymous
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polysemic"
}

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