Word of the Day – Polysemy

Polysemy (noun)

pol-i-seem-ee

The coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase.

As opposed to Monosemy: The property of having only one meaning.

Example sentence

“Lexicographers generally take the view that homonymy relates to different words whose forms have converged while polysemy relates to one word whose meanings have diverged or radiated.”