adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ pä-l ē - ' s ē -m ə s, p ə - ' li-s ə -m ə s
Variant: or po · ly · se · mic \ ˌ pä-l ē - ' s ē -mik \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin polysemus, from Greek polys ē mos, from poly- + s ē ma sign
Date: 1884
: having multiple meanings
– po · ly · se · my \ p ə - ' li-s ə -m ē , ' pä-l ē - ˌ s ē -m ē \ noun