polysemy in German

polysemy in German is Polysemie, Mehrdeutigkeit.

polysemy in German

Polysemie

noun

(semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones.

Mehrdeutigkeit

noun

(semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones.

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