MONOSEMY


Meaning of MONOSEMY in English

[ 'mɒnə(ʊ)ˌsi:mi ]

■ noun Linguistics the property of having only one meaning.

Derivatives

monosemic adjective

monosemous adjective

Origin

1950s: from mono- + Gk sēma 'sign' + -y 3 .

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