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polysemantism
polysemantism n. 
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɛməntɪz(ə)m/, /ˌpɑliˈsɛmənˌtɪz(ə)m/, /ˌpɑlisəˈmænˌtɪz(ə)m/ [probably after French polysémantisme polysemy (1922 or earlier)] Linguistics = polysemy n.
Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈsiːməntɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌpɒlɪˈsiːməntɪz(ə)m//ˌpɒlɪˈsɛməntɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌpɑliˈsimənˌtɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌpɑliˈsimənˌtɪz(ə)m//ˌpɑliˈsɛmənˌtɪz(ə)m//ˌpɑlisəˈmænˌtɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
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multivocalness1873
polysensuousness1899
polysemia1900
polysemantism1939
multivocality1963
polysemanticity1966
polyvalence1971
1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. ix. 258 The principle of analogy or metaphor in polysemantism..appears when the name of a well known historical..figure is extended to persons supposed to resemble that character.
1998 M. Delville Amer. Prose Poem 264 (note) Andrews' ‘truncated’ sentence, Valaoritis writes, ‘puts its trust in a new polysemantism, in a new space’.
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