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pol·y·se·my

polysemy

 
pronunciation:
p lI s mi
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: the quality of having more than one related meaning.
Many English words are characterized by polysemy.
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derivation: polysemous (adj.)