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/ˈpɒ.lɪ.siː.mi/ · noun
(semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones..
Fifty years ago the linguist and semanticist Stephen Ullmann wrote that polysemy, the fact that some words have a network of multiple but related meanings, is "the pivot of semantic analysis" […]
Polysemy proliferates in natural language: Virtually every word is polysemous to some extent.
Use polysemy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polysemy means (semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include monosemy.
Fifty years ago the linguist and semanticist Stephen Ullmann wrote that polysemy, the fact that some words have a network of multiple but related meanings, is "the pivot of semantic analysis" […]
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