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polysemic

/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/ UK
/pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/ US

adjective more polysemic · most polysemic

Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings. As a series of polysemic and paradoxical sketches, Jackass does not lend itself to one particular theoretical analysis.
Similar: polysemantic, polysemous · Opposite: monosemantic, monosemic, monosemous, univocal

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@misc{polysemic_2026,
  title = {polysemic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polysemic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}