Etymology

From polyseme +‎ -icCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#POLYSEMIC.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/Category:English 4-syllable words#POLYSEMICCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#POLYSEMIC

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#POLYSEMIC
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɒ.lɪˈsiː.mɪk/Category:English 4-syllable words#POLYSEMICCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#POLYSEMIC

Adjective

polysemic (comparative more polysemic, superlative most polysemic)Category:English lemmas#POLYSEMICCategory:English adjectives#POLYSEMICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#POLYSEMICCategory:Pages with entries#POLYSEMICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#POLYSEMIC

1. (linguisticsCategory:en:Linguistics#POLYSEMIC) Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.

   Synonyms: polysemantic, polysemous

   Antonyms: monosemantic, monosemic, monosemous, univocal

   • 2007, Sean Brayton, “MTV's Jackass: Transgression, Abjection and the Economy of White Masculinity”, in Journal of Gender Studies, volume 16, page 58:

     As a series of polysemic and paradoxical sketches, Jackass does not lend itself to one particular theoretical analysis.

     Category:English terms with quotations#POLYSEMIC

See also

• homonymous