Polysemous Definition
pŏlē-sēməs
adjective
Having or characterized by many meanings, as the words play and table.
American Heritage
(linguistics) Having multiple meanings or interpretations.
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Origin of Polysemous
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From Latin polysÄ“mus, from Ancient Greek πολύσημος (polusÄ“mos), from πολύς (polus, “many") + σημαίνω (sÄ“mainō, “I signify, mean").
From Wiktionary
From Late Latin polysēmus from Greek polusēmos polu- poly- sēma sign
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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