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polysemous

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po·lys·e·mous /pəˈlɪsəməs, ˌpɒlɪˈsiːməs $ ˌpɑːliˈsiːməs◂/ adjective technical  SLa polysemous word has two or more different meanings (一词)多义的polysemy /pəˈlɪsəmi, ˈpɒləsiːmi $ ˈpɑːləsiːmi, pəˈlɪsəmi/ noun [uncountable]
Origin polysemous (1900-2000) Late Latin polysemus, from Greek, from sema sign
po·lys·e·mous adjectiveChineseSyllable


polysemous
polysemous /pəˈlɪsəməs, pəˈlɪsɪməs, ˌpɒlɪˈsiːməs $ ˌpɑːliˈsiːməs◂/ adjective technical
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: polysemus, from Greek, from sema 'sign'
a polysemous word has two or more different meanings
—polysemy /pəˈlɪsəmi, pəˈlɪsɪmi, ˈpɒləsiːmi $ ˈpɑːləsiːmi, pəˈlɪsəmi/ noun [uncountable]


poly·sem·ousBrE /ˌpɒliˈsiːməs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɑːliˈsiːməs/ 🔊 adjective (linguistics 语言学) (of a word ) having more than one meaning (一词)多义的