POLYSEMY


Meaning of POLYSEMY in English

[ 'pɒlɪsi:mi , pə'lɪsɪmi ]

■ noun Linguistics the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase.

Derivatives

polysemic adjective

polysemous adjective

Origin

C19: from poly- + Gk sēma 'sign'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.