polysemousadjective
uk/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/us/ˌpɑːl.ɪˈsiː.məs/also polysemic, /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk//ˌpɑːl.ɪˈsiː-/specializedA polysemous word has more than one meaning:
a highly polysemous word such as "play"
The term "right" is polysemic and ambiguous.
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polysemy
noun [ U ] uk/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mi/us/ˈpɑː.lɪ.siː.mi/
the fact of having more than one meaning