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polysemy

[ puh-lis-uh-mee, pol-ee-see-mee ]

noun

  1. a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.

polysemy

/ pəˈlɪsÉ™mɪ; ËŒpÉ’lɪˈsiËmɪ /

noun

  1. the existence of several meanings in a single word Compare monosemy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±è´Ç±ô²âˈ²õ±ð³¾´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Ç±ôy·²õ±ðm´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of polysemy1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin ±è´Ç±ô²â²õŧ³¾¾±²¹, equivalent to Late Latin ±è´Ç±ô²â²õŧ³¾(³Ü²õ) “with many significations†(from Greek ±è´Ç±ôý²õŧ³¾´Ç²õ, equivalent to poly- “many†+ ²õê³¾(²¹) “sign†+ -os adjective suffix) + -ia noun suffix; poly-, -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of polysemy1

C20: from New Latin ±è´Ç±ô²â²õŧ³¾¾±²¹, from Greek ±è´Ç±ô³Ü²õŧ³¾´Ç²õ having many meanings, from poly- + ²õŧ³¾²¹ a sign
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In this way, trickster’s behavior demands polysemy—he doesn’t tell the audience what to make of his actions.

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