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polysemous (adj.)

"having many meanings, polysemic," 1884, from Medieval Latin polysemus, from Greek polysemos "of many senses or meanings" (see polysemy).

Entries linking to polysemous

polysemy (n.)

"fact of having multiple meanings," 1900, from French polysémie (1897), from Medieval Latin polysemus, from Greek polysemos "of many senses or meanings," from polys "many" (from PIE root *pele- (1) "to fill") + sēma "sign" (see semantic). Related: Polysemic.

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Definitions of polysemous

polysemous (adj.)
of words; having many meanings;
Synonyms: polysemantic
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near polysemous

polyphonic

polyphony

polyploidy

polyrhythm

polyrhythmic

polysemous

polysemy

polystyrene

polysyllabic

polysyllable

polysymmetrical

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