English

Noun

polysemy ‎(usually uncountable, plural polysemies)

1. (semantics) The ability of words, signs and symbols to have multiple meanings.

   [...] polysemy, which is the greedy habit some words have of taking more than one meaning for themselves. Erin McKean, speech at TED.

Antonyms

• monosemy

Related terms

• polysemic
• polysemous

Translations

See also

• homonymy