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Record 1 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A term having two or more meanings.

OBS

For example, "book" is a polysemous term with at least two meanings: a bound volume with a size, weight, position, and so forth; an abstract entity with an author, title, and possibly many manifestations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sémantique
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Terme ayant plusieurs sens.

OBS

Le mot «pompe», par exemple, est un terme polysémique. En effet, il peut désigner un appareil (pompe à vélo) comme il peut exprimer le mot «chaussure» en argot.

Spanish

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