polysemy

polysemy
The association of one word with a number of meanings. If these meanings are quite distinct the words are homonyms, but frequently there is a range of analogical uses (plain prose, plain sailing) suggesting that it is wrong simply to distinguish distinct senses.

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  • Polysemy — (  /pəˈl …   Wikipedia

  • polysemy — (n.) 1900, from Fr. polysémie (1897), from M.L. polysemus, from Gk. polysemos of many senses, from poly (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + sema sign. Related: Polysemic; polysemous (1884) …   Etymology dictionary

  • polysemy — [päl′i sē΄mē] n. [ModL polysemia < LL polysemus, having many meanings < Gr polysēmos < poly , POLY + sēma, a sign: see SEMANTIC] the phenomenon of having or being open to several or many meanings polysemic [pol′y semik] adj. polysemous… …   English World dictionary

  • polysemy — noun The ability of words, signs and symbols to have multiple meanings. [...] polysemy, which is the greedy habit some words have of taking more than one meaning for themselves. , [ …   Wiktionary

  • polysemy — daugiareikšmiškumas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Vienos kalbos žymiklių ir sąvokų santykis, kai vienas žymiklis žymi daugiau nei vieną sąvoką. pavyzdys( iai) Tiltas: 1. kelią per tarpą laikanti konstrukcija; 2. styginio instrumento stygų… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • polysemy — noun see polysemous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polysemy — См. polisemìa …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • polysemy — polysemous, adj. /pol ee see mee, peuh lis euh mee/, n. diversity of meanings. [1895 1900; < NL polysemia, equiv. to LL polysem(us) with many significations ( < Gk polýsemos, equiv. to poly POLY + sêm(a) sign + os adj. suffix) + ia Y3] * * * …   Universalium

  • polysemy —    Many meanings. From the Greek for many signs. (pr. pe lis se mee) Also see ambiguity …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • polysemy — [ pɒlɪsi:mi, pə lɪsɪmi] noun Linguistics the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase. Derivatives polysemic adjective polysemous adjective Origin C19: from poly + Gk sēma sign …   English new terms dictionary

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