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Polysemic vs Polysemia - What's the difference?

polysemic | polysemia |

As an adjective polysemic

is (linguistics) having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings.

As a noun polysemia is

polysemy.

polysemic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (linguistics) Having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings.

    • Synonyms

    * polysemantic * polysemous

    Antonyms

    * monosemous

    Related terms

    * oligosemic * polyseme * polysemy

    polysemia

    English

    Noun

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  • polysemy
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