plurisignativeadj.

Brit.

/ˌplʊərɪˈsɪɡnətɪv/,

/ˌplɔːrɪˈsɪɡnətɪv/, U.S.

/ˌplʊrəˈsɪɡnədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plurisign n., -ative suffix.

Etymology: < plurisign n. + -ative suffix, perhaps after designative adj. Compare monosignative adj.

Chiefly Literary Theory.

Having several meanings simultaneously; of or relating to plurisignification.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [adjective] > with more than one meaning simultaneously

plurisignative1940

1940 P. Wheelwright in Kenyon Rev. 2 282 There is..a third important dimension, which may be called the dimension of plurisignative fullness, or poetic richness.

1965 Encycl. Poetry 760/1 The depth symbol tends to be plurisignative; which is to say, its intended meanings are likely to be more or less multiple, yet so fused as to produce an integral meaning which radically transcends the sum of the ingredient meanings.

1986 Hispania 69 489/1 The ashes acquire a plurisignative tension and richness that make the poem unique.

Derivatives

ˌpluriˈsignatively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [adverb] > with more than one meaning simultaneously

plurisignatively1954

1954 P. Wheelwright Burning Fountain x. 217 The directions of mythic reference which..make a tragic action plurisignatively meaningful.

1993 Rhetoric Rev. 11 371 Tropes are more than ornaments or illustrative comparisons; interactively and plurisignatively, they create meaning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plurisignative
释义	plurisignativeadj. Brit. /ˌplʊərɪˈsɪɡnətɪv/, /ˌplɔːrɪˈsɪɡnətɪv/, U.S. /ˌplʊrəˈsɪɡnədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plurisign n., -ative suffix. Etymology: < plurisign n. + -ative suffix, perhaps after designative adj. Compare monosignative adj. Chiefly Literary Theory. Having several meanings simultaneously; of or relating to plurisignification. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [adjective] > with more than one meaning simultaneously plurisignative1940 1940 P. Wheelwright in Kenyon Rev. 2 282 There is..a third important dimension, which may be called the dimension of plurisignative fullness, or poetic richness. 1965 Encycl. Poetry 760/1 The depth symbol tends to be plurisignative; which is to say, its intended meanings are likely to be more or less multiple, yet so fused as to produce an integral meaning which radically transcends the sum of the ingredient meanings. 1986 Hispania 69 489/1 The ashes acquire a plurisignative tension and richness that make the poem unique. Derivatives ˌpluriˈsignatively adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [adverb] > with more than one meaning simultaneously plurisignatively1954 1954 P. Wheelwright Burning Fountain x. 217 The directions of mythic reference which..make a tragic action plurisignatively meaningful. 1993 Rhetoric Rev. 11 371 Tropes are more than ornaments or illustrative comparisons; interactively and plurisignatively, they create meaning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1940
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