"polyseme" meaning in English

See polyseme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polyseme.wav
Etymology: From poly- + seme. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|seme}} poly- + seme Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} polyseme
  1. (linguistics) having multiple meanings Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: polysemic, polysemy
    Sense id: en-polyseme-en-adj-LM3A4wKM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 26 6 3 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 20 4 3 36 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polyseme.wav Forms: polysemes [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + seme. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|seme}} poly- + seme Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyseme (plural polysemes)
  1. (semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings. Categories (topical): Semantics Translations (word/phrase with multiple meanings): Polysem [neuter] (German), 多義語 (tagigo) (Japanese), polissema [masculine] (Portuguese), večpomenka [feminine] (Slovene), polisem [masculine] (Slovene), polisemia [feminine] (Spanish), polisémico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polyseme-en-noun-Y7XLENqA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 26 6 3 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 20 4 3 36 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

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