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Record 1 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
DEF

Said of a word or phrase which has two or more meanings.

OBS

The term is sometimes restricted to cases where the term or phrase has two or more etymologically or logically related meanings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sémantique
CONT

On appelle «polysémie» la propriété d'un signe linguistique qui a plusieurs sens. L'unité linguistique est alors dite «polysémique». Le concept de polysémie s'inscrit dans un double système d'oppositions : l'opposition entre polysémie et homonymie et l'opposition entre polysémie et monosémie.

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