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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word polysemous:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. polysemous: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. polysemous: Merriam-Webster
  3. polysemous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. polysemous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. polysemous: Collins English Dictionary
  6. polysemous: Vocabulary.com
  7. polysemous: Wordnik
  8. polysemous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. polysemous: Wiktionary
  10. polysemous: Dictionary.com
  11. Polysemous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. polysemous: Rhymezone
  13. polysemous: FreeDictionary.org
  14. polysemous: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. polysemous: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. polysemous: A Word A Day

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▸ adjective:  (linguistics) Synonym of polysemic.

Similar:
ambiguous, polysemic, polysemantic, multivocal, bisemous, multivalent, polyseme, equivocal, polysensuous, multivalenced, more...

Opposite:
monosemous

Types:
homonym, homophone, homograph, homonymic, homophonic, homonymical, more...

Phrases:
polysemous word, more...

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Similar:
ambiguous, polysemic, polysemantic, multivocal, bisemous, multivalent, polyseme, equivocal, polysensuous, multivalenced, more...

Opposite:
monosemous

Types:
homonym, homophone, homograph, homonymic, homophonic, homonymical, more...

Phrases:
polysemous word, more...



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