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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPolysemy
/pəˈlɪs.ə.mi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase.
"The word 'bank' exhibits polysemy, as it can refer to a financial institution or the side of a river." - 2
The capacity of a sign, word, or symbol to have multiple distinct meanings derived from a common etymological root.
"Understanding polysemy is crucial in computational linguistics for accurate word sense disambiguation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin 'polysemia', originating from Greek 'poly-' meaning 'many' and 'sēma' meaning 'sign' or 'mark'. The term entered linguistic terminology in the late 19th century to describe the capacity of a single word or sign to possess multiple related meanings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Polysemy" is said worldwide
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polysémie
Transliteration: poli-se-mi
"La polysémie est une caractéristique fréquente des langues naturelles."
Polysemie
Transliteration: poli-ze-miː
"Polysemie beschreibt die Mehrdeutigkeit eines Wortes."
polisemia
Transliteration: po-li-ze-mi-a
"La polisemia arricchisce il lessico di una lingua."
polisemia
Transliteration: po-li-se-mi-a
"La polisemia permite que una palabra tenga varios significados relacionados."
polissemia
Transliteration: po-li-se-mi-a
"A polissemia é um fenômeno comum na semântica lexical."
anekarthi-shabd
Transliteration: anekarthi-shabd
Script: अनेकार्थी शब्द
"हिंदी भाषा में कई शब्द ऐसे हैं जो अनेकार्थी होते हैं।"
多义性
Transliteration: duō yì xìng
"这个词表现出明显的语义多义性。"
다의성
Transliteration: da-ui-seong
"이 단어는 문맥에 따라 다의성을 가집니다."
多義性
Transliteration: tagisei
"その言葉には豊かな多義性があります。"
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