polysemy

Phonetic Respelling: [ puh-lis-uh-mee, pol-ee-see-mee ]

Definition:

n. the phenomenon of having or being open to several or many meanings

Sentence:

Many English words are characterized by polysemy.

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Many English words are characterized by polysemy.

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They discussed the inherence of polysemy in human language.

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Antonyms:

monosemy

How many syllables in polysemy?

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Divide polysemy into syllables:

pol-y-se-my

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