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polysemic

/pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pol-y-semic
IPA
/pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma)lbor. English seme English polyseme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polysemic From polyseme + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/
  • British English: /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/

Inflected Forms

more polysemic (comparative) most polysemic (superlative)

Derived Forms

polysemically

Frequently Paired Words

oligosemic polyseme polysemy homonymous

Synonyms

polysemantic polysemous

Antonyms

monosemantic monosemic monosemous univocal

Questions

How do you pronounce polysemic?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/.
What does polysemic mean?
Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.
Where does polysemic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma)lbor. English seme English polyseme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polysemic From polyseme + -ic.

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