Polyseme

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  • n. A word or phrase that has multiple meanings.
  • adj. having multiple meanings
    • Word Usage
    "It is also worth noting that for the Framers, “government” was an actronym: A polyseme whose original meaning was an activity that acquired the secondary meaning of “those engaged in the activity”, which for “government” would be “officials”."
    Antonym
    monoseme   
    Unknown
    polysemy   
     
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