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polysemy

po·ly·semy

UK/ˈpɒ.lɪ.siː.mi/ US/pəˈlɪ.sɪ.mi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

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Origin

From polyseme + -y.

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