Word: polysemic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: po
ly
se
mic
Definition: Having a number of meanings, interpretations or understandings.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: many
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: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to