polysemy
/pəˈlɪsəmi/noun
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बहुअर्थकता, अनेकार्थता
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noun
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[U] linguistics
the fact of a word having more than one related meaning
बहुअर्थकता, अनेकार्थता
- The word 'head', which can mean a part of the body or the leader of a group, is an example of polysemy.
◇Word family
polysemous adjective
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Do not confuse polysemy (one word with several related meanings) and homonymy (different words that happen to share a spelling or sound, such as the bank of a river and a bank for money).
Polysemy (एक शब्द के कई संबंधित अर्थ) और homonymy (अलग-अलग शब्द जिनकी spelling या ध्वनि संयोग से एक जैसी हो, जैसे नदी का bank और पैसे वाला bank) में भ्रम न करें।