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polysemous
adjective po·ly·se·mous \ˌpä-lē-ˈsē-məs, pə-ˈli-sə-məs\
Definition of POLYSEMOUS
: having multiple meanings
— po·ly·se·my \pə-ˈli-sə-mē, ˈpä-lē-ˌsē-mē\ noun
Variants of POLYSEMOUS
po·ly·se·mous or po·ly·se·mic \ˌpä-lē-ˈsē-mik\
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Origin of POLYSEMOUS
Late Latin polysemus, from Greek polysēmos, from poly- + sēma sign
First Known Use: 1884
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