polysemian.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈsiːmɪə/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈsimiə/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French polysémie.

Etymology: < French polysémie ( M. Bréal Essai de sémantique (1897) xiv. 155; compare quot. 1900; < post-classical Latin polysemus or its etymon ancient Greek πολύσημος (see polysemous adj.) + French -ie -ia suffix¹), with alteration of the ending after words in -ia suffix¹.

Linguistics.

= polysemy n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [noun]

multivocalness1873

polysensuousness1899

polysemia1900

polysemantism1939

multivocality1963

polysemanticity1966

polyvalence1971

1900 N. Cust tr. M. J. A. Bréal Semantics xiv. 140 In proportion as a new signification is given to a word, it appears to multiply and produce fresh examples, similar in form, but differing in value. We shall call this phenomenon of multiplication Polysemia.

1937 J. Orr tr. I. Iordan Introd. Romance Linguistics 192 In Gilliéron's view, sound-change, with all its consequences, homonymy, polysemia, and the like, are causes of disease in words.

1960 W. F. Twaddell Eng. Verb Auxiliaries 3 We can acknowledge the existence of meaningful lexical verbs in our syntax, and gracefully recognize a linguistically reasonable polysemia of our grammatical signals within different lexical contexts.

1998 Jrnl. Assoc. Teachers Japanese 32 167 The modernist ‘word’ has a meaningful sameness which explodes into polysemia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polysemia
释义	polysemian. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈsiːmɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈsimiə/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French polysémie. Etymology: < French polysémie ( M. Bréal Essai de sémantique (1897) xiv. 155; compare quot. 1900; < post-classical Latin polysemus or its etymon ancient Greek πολύσημος (see polysemous adj.) + French -ie -ia suffix¹), with alteration of the ending after words in -ia suffix¹. Linguistics. = polysemy n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [noun] multivocalness1873 polysensuousness1899 polysemia1900 polysemantism1939 multivocality1963 polysemanticity1966 polyvalence1971 1900 N. Cust tr. M. J. A. Bréal Semantics xiv. 140 In proportion as a new signification is given to a word, it appears to multiply and produce fresh examples, similar in form, but differing in value. We shall call this phenomenon of multiplication Polysemia. 1937 J. Orr tr. I. Iordan Introd. Romance Linguistics 192 In Gilliéron's view, sound-change, with all its consequences, homonymy, polysemia, and the like, are causes of disease in words. 1960 W. F. Twaddell Eng. Verb Auxiliaries 3 We can acknowledge the existence of meaningful lexical verbs in our syntax, and gracefully recognize a linguistically reasonable polysemia of our grammatical signals within different lexical contexts. 1998 Jrnl. Assoc. Teachers Japanese 32 167 The modernist ‘word’ has a meaningful sameness which explodes into polysemia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
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