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polysemy (puh LIS uh mee, PAHL ee see" mee )
1. Having or characterized by having many meanings.
2. The existence of several meanings for a single word or phrase.

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This entry is located in the following units: poly- (page 18) semeio-, sema-, semato-, semat-, semasio-, semio-, -semic, -semia (page 2)
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Polysemy, Polyseme, Polysemes, and Polysemous
(linguistic terms for words with two or more meanings; usually, multiple meanings of a word or words)