Dictionary

polyseme en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English seme English polyseme From poly- + seme.

Meanings

1. Having multiple meanings.

Antonyms

monoseme

Relateds

polysemic · polysemous · polysemy

polyseme en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English seme English polyseme From poly- + seme.

Meanings

1. (especially) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings. ▸ One whose multiple meanings are etymologically related.
2. (sometimes) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings. ▸ One whose multiple meanings either are or aren't etymologically related.

Forms

Antonyms

monoseme · monoseme

Coordinates

homograph · homophone · homonym

Hypernyms

term · phrase · word · word · term · phrase

Synonyms

homonym

Translations (7)

sl večpomenka (word/phrase with multiple meanings) · es polisemia (word/phrase with multiple meanings) · ja 多義語 (word/phrase with multiple meanings) · pt polissema (word/phrase with multiple meanings) · sl polisem (word/phrase with multiple meanings) · de Polysem (word/phrase with multiple meanings) · es polisémico (word/phrase with multiple meanings)