polysemy

NOUN /pɑli,simi/

8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

polysemy is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3O1L1Y4S1E1M3Y4

3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =18 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54

MEANING

What does polysemy mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

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

SYNONYMS

LEXICAL AMBIGUITY

ANTONYMS

BROADER

AMBIGUITY EQUIVOCALNESS

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