monosemous

monosemous
Having only one meaning or interpretation.

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  • monosemous — adjective having only one meaning • Similar to: ↑unambiguous • Derivationally related forms: ↑monosemy * * * monˈosemous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑monosemy …   Useful english dictionary

  • polysemous — adjective /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs,ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs,ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs,pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/ Having multiple meanings or interpretations. Syn: polysemantic, polysemic Ant: monosemous See Also: polysemy …   Wiktionary

  • polysemic — adjective Having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings. Syn: polysemantic, polysemous Ant: monosemous See Also: polyseme, polysemy …   Wiktionary

  • monosemy — [ mɒnə(ʊ)ˌsi:mi] noun Linguistics the property of having only one meaning. Derivatives monosemic adjective monosemous adjective Origin 1950s: from mono + Gk sēma sign + y3 …   English new terms dictionary

  • monosemy —   n. fact of having only one meaning.    ♦ monosemous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • monosemy — noun having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases • Ant: ↑polysemy • Derivationally related forms: ↑monosemous • Hypernyms: ↑clarity, ↑lucidity, ↑lucidness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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