different between monosemous vs polysemic

monosemous

English

Adjective

monosemous (not comparable)

  1. Having only one meaning or interpretation.

Synonyms

  • monosemic, unambiguous, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit

Antonyms

  • polysemous
  • polysemic

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polysemic

English

Etymology

polyseme +? -ic

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /p?.l?.?si?.m?k/

Adjective

polysemic (comparative more polysemic, superlative most polysemic)

  1. (linguistics) Having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings.
    Synonyms: polysemantic, polysemous
    Antonyms: monosemous, univocal

Related terms

  • oligosemic
  • polyseme
  • polysemy

Translations

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  • what does polysemous mean in media
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