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polysemy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lexical ambiguity |
| Type of | ambiguity, equivocalness |
| Derivation | polysemous |
Examples of polysemy
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However, synonymy, polysemy and word usage patterns problems usually arise.
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Polysemy is the phenomenon where the same word has multiple meanings.
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Kent Bach, for example, takes Fodor to task for his criticisms of lexical semantics and polysemy.
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The sentence can be given an interpretation through polysemy.
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The discussion of the organization of polysemy and homonymy is comprehensive, although limited to the English Wiktionary.
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Polysemy is the property of having multiple senses.
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Semasiology departs from a word or lexical expression and asks for its meaning, its different senses, i.e. polysemy.
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Problems such as homonymy and polysemy, low intersection of keywords and context mismatch can lead to the selection of irrelevant ads.
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Synonymy and polysemy are often the cause of mismatches in the vocabulary used by the authors of documents and the users of information retrieval systems.
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- The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
- (polysemous) of words; having many meanings
- Polysemy (/pu0259u02C8lu026Asu1D7Bmi/ or /u02C8pu0252lu1D7Bsiu02D0mi/; from Greek: u03C0u03BFu03BBu03C5-, poly-, "many" and u03C3u1FC6u03BCu03B1, su00EAma, "sign") is the capacity for a sign (such as a word, phrase, or symbol) to have multiple meanings (that is, multiple semes or sememes and thus multiple senses), usually related by contiguity of meaning within a semantic field...
- The ability of words, signs and symbols to have multiple meanings
- This section may contain a list of other meanings that this term also has. (See Polysemy.)
- All signs are polysemic, i.e. capable of having a range of possible meanings. The range of meanings is narrowed down by the context. A photographic image is inherently polysemic. Its meaning is anchored by accompanying text.
- Except within a controlled namespace, there is no guarantee of name uniqueness. Thus the possibility that two or more different data entities may use the same name must also be accounted for and controlled in the registry.
- A polysemous word has two or more closely related meanings, e.g. foot in "he hurt his foot" / "he stood at the foot of the stairs". ...
- Acquisition of multiple meanings of a single word.
