polysemic

English

Etymology

polyseme +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /pɒ.lɪ.ˈsiː.mɪk/

Adjective

polysemic (comparative more polysemic, superlative most polysemic)

(linguistics) Having a number of meanings, interpretations 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.

Derived terms

polysemically

Related terms

Translations

having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings — see polysemous

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