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polyseme

/ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pol-yseme
IPA
/ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.

noun

A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.

adj

Having multiple meanings.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English seme English polyseme From poly- + seme.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/

Inflected Forms

polysemes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

homophone homograph homonym polysemy polysemic polysemous

Synonyms

homonym

Antonyms

monoseme

Questions

How do you pronounce polyseme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/.
What does polyseme mean?
A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.
Where does polyseme come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English seme English polyseme From poly- + seme.

How to pronounce polyseme

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