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Synonyms for polysemy
ˈpɒl iˌsi mi, pəˈlɪs ə mipo·ly·se·my

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  1. polysemynoun

    Antonyms:
    monosemy

  2. polysemynoun

    [...] polysemy, which is the greedy habit some words have of taking more than one meaning for themselves. Erin McKean, speech at TED.

    Antonyms:
    monosemy

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  1. polysemy, lexical ambiguitynoun

    the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

    Synonyms:
    lexical ambiguity

    Antonyms:
    monosemy

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