Word: polysemies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
se
mies
Definition: Plural of polysemy; the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: seme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation or sign.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῆμα
Language: grc
Decoded: sema
PoS: Noun
Meaning: mark, sign, token
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.