Associations to the word «Polysemy»
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Wiktionary
POLYSEMY, noun. (semantics) The ability of words, signs and symbols to have multiple meanings.
Dictionary definition
POLYSEMY, noun. The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.
Wise words
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two
words when one will do.