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Definition of polysemy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polysemy

noun
 
/pəˈlɪsɪmi/
 
/pəˈlɪsɪmi/
[uncountable] (linguistics)
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  1. the fact of having more than one meaning
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from poly- ‘many’ + Greek sēma ‘sign’.
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