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POLYSEMOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of words; having many meanings
Synonyms:
polysemantic; polysemous
Classified under:
Similar:
ambiguous (having more than one possible meaning)
Derivation:
polysemy (the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings)