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Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings <br/> | Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but '''semantically related''' meanings. <br/> | ||
e.g. <br/> | e.g. <br/> | ||
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Sorry, but your answer is not entirely correct.
Polysemous means that a sound sequence has two or more different, but semantically related meanings.
e.g.
Man
- A human being (vs. animal)
- A male human being (vs. female)
- An adult male human being (vs. boy)
See the Glossary entry on Polysemy for more information.