Polysemy

/pˈɒlɪsəmi/

/pˈɑːlɪsəmi/

Polysemy

the phenomenon in language where a single word has multiple related meanings or senses, allowing for flexibility and richness of expression through context-dependent interpretation

synonyms : lexical ambiguity

antonyms : monosemy

Examples

1. So in summary, word vectors can indeed capture polysemy.

2. So that's polysemy.

3. This is known as polysemy.

4. Polysemy is different from homonymy, where the same word has multiple meanings that are unrelated.