- pol|y|se|mous
- pol|y|se|mous «POL ee SEE muhs», adjective.= polysemic. (Cf. ↑polysemic)
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pol|y|se|mous
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pol|y|sper|mous — «POL ee SPUR muhs», adjective. Botany. containing or producing many seeds … Useful english dictionary
mous — ab·nor·mous; ag·a·mous; al·log·a·mous; al·mous; am·phi·des·mous; am·phid·ro·mous; am·phis·to·mous; anad·ro·mous; an·gi·o·sper·mous; an·isog·a·mous; anon·y·mous; an·ton·y·mous; apla·nog·a·mous; as·to·mous; athal·a·mous; au·mous; au·tog·a·mous;… … English syllables
pol — aero·pol·i·tics; al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy; ami·no·pol·y·pep·ti·dase; an·a·pol·y·sis; an·iso·pol·y·ploid; an·na·pol·i·tan; an·thro·pol·a·try; an·thro·pol·o·gist; an·thro·pol·o·gy; bi·o·ty·pol·o·gy; car·pol·o·gy; ce·pol·i·dae; ci·pol·let·ti;… … English syllables
pol|y|chot|o|mous — «POL ee KOT uh muhs», adjective. divided or dividing into many parts. ╂[< poly + (di)chotomous] … Useful english dictionary
polyphemous — pol·y·phe·mous … English syllables
polysemous — pol·y·se·mous (pŏl ē sēʹməs) adj. Having or characterized by many meanings: highly polysemous words such as play and table. [From Late Latin polysēmus, from Greek polusēmos: polu , poly + sēma, sign.] polʹy·se my (pŏlʹē sē mē, pə lĭsʹə ) n … Universalium
polychromic — pol·y·chro·mic (pŏl ē krōʹmĭk) or pol·y·chro·mous ( məs) adj. Variants of polychromatic. * * * … Universalium
polysemous — pol|y|se|mous [ pə lısıməs, ,pali siməs ] adjective LINGUISTICS a polysemous word has more than one meaning ╾ pol|y|semy noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
polychromy — pol•y•chro•my [[t]ˈpɒl iˌkroʊ mi[/t]] n. the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting • Etymology: 1855–60 pol y•chro′mous, adj … From formal English to slang
polysemy — pol•y•se•my [[t]ˈpɒl iˌsi mi, pəˈlɪs ə mi[/t]] n. ling. diversity of meanings • Etymology: < F polysémie (1897) < LL polysēm(us) with many meanings (< Gk polýsēmos) pol y•se′mous, adj … From formal English to slang
