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polysemous

pol·y·se·mous

polysemous

 
pronunciation:
pa li si ms [or] p lI sih ms
part of speech: adjective
definition: having more than one related meaning.
Like many other common words in English, the word "branch," which can mean a part of a tree, a river, or a commercial bank, is polysemous.