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Definition of Polysemous word
1. Noun. A word having more than one meaning.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polysemous Word
Literary usage of Polysemous word
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Before looking at those modem uses, let us remind ourselves that idea is a
polysemous word—that is, a word of many meanings—and compared to such workhorses ..."
2. Text Retrieval Conference, 4th edited by D. K. Harman (1998)
"If one takes for instance the polysemous word 'bank', then the information content
for this word will include all occurrences of the string 'bank' occurring ..."
3. The Information Universe: Issues in Informing Science and Information by Informing Science Institute, Eli Cohen, Ed. (2006)
"... be identified through the use of a thesaurus and a sense disambiguation
algorithm can select the correct sense of a polysemous word (Yarowsky, 1992). ..."
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