polyseme

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Noun [edit]

polyseme (plural polysemes)

(linguistics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.

Translations [edit]

word/phrase with multiple meanings

German: Polysem (de) n

Japanese: 多義語 (ja) (tagigo)

Adjective [edit]

polyseme

(linguistics) having multiple meanings

Related terms [edit]

Antonyms [edit]

monoseme

Anagrams [edit]

employes

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