polysemy
发音
How to pronounce polysemy in British English:
英 [pəˈlɪsɪmi]
How to pronounce polysemy in American English:
美 [ pəˈlɪsɪmi]
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- Noun:
- the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
单词词源
- polysemy (n.)
- 1900, from French polysémie (1897), from Medieval Latin polysemus, from Greek polysemos "of many senses," from poly- (see poly-) + sema "sign" (see semantic). Related: Polysemic.