polysemia
/ˌpɒlɪˈsiːmɪə/Linguistics
noun
= polysemy.
Origin
Early 20th century. From French polysémie (M. Bréal Essai de sémantique xiv. 155; compare quot. 1900; from post-classical Latin polysemus or its etymon ancient Greek πολύσημος + French -ie), with alteration of the ending after words in -ia.
- roughhead
- rough-headed poppy
- rough-hew
- rough-hewn
- rough horsetail
- rough hound
- roughhouse
- roughie
- rough-in
- roughing
- roughing pump
- roughings
- roughish
- roughit
- rough justice
- rough knot
- rough-leaved
- rough-legged
- rough-legged buzzard
- rough-legged hawk
- rough lemon
- rough lock
- roughlock
- rough log
- rough logbook