colexification en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, co- + lexi- + -ification.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The linguistic pattern whereby multiple meanings can be expressed by the same word (or a pair of homonymous words).
Languages may be compared in their patterns of colexification – that is, their ability to encode two distinct senses using the same lexeme.
2022 June 9, Alexandre François, “Lexical tectonics: Mapping structural change in patterns of lexification”, in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft, page 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colexifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dislexification · differentiation
Relateds
metonymy · colexify · colexical · synecdoche · dislexify · dyslexify · nonuniqueness · ambiguity · unique identifier