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Meaning of polysemantism in English:

polysemantism

Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪˈsiːməntɪz(ə)m/ /ˌpɒlɪˈsɛməntɪz(ə)m/

noun

Linguistics

  • Polysemy.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Louis Herbert Gray (1875–1955). Probably after French polysémantisme polysemy.