colexification
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From co- + lexification.
Noun
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colexification (plural colexifications)
- The linguistic pattern whereby multiple meanings can be expressed by the same word
- 2022 June 9, Alexandre François, “Lexical tectonics: Mapping structural change in patterns of lexification”, in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft[1], page 95:
- Languages may be compared in their patterns of colexification – that is, their ability to encode two distinct senses using the same lexeme.