POLYSEMY


Meaning of POLYSEMY in English

— polysemous , adj.

/pol"ee see'mee, peuh lis"euh mee/ , n.

diversity of meanings.

[ 1895-1900; polysemia, equiv. to LL polysem ( us ) with many significations ( polýsemos, equiv. to poly- POLY- + sêm ( a ) sign + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -Y 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .