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  [pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid] /ˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides. /ˌpɒlɪˈsækəˌraɪd; -rɪd/ noun 1. any one of a […]

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  adjective having more than one meaning; having multiple meanings; also called polysemous Examples Set is a good example of a polysemic word.

• Polysemous

  [pol-ee-see-mee, puh-lis-uh-mee] /ˈpɒl iˌsi mi, pəˈlɪs ə mi/ noun 1. diversity of meanings. /ˌpɒlɪˈsiːmɪ; pəˈlɪsəmɪ/ noun 1. the existence of several meanings in a single word Compare monosemy adjective See polysemic adj. 1884, from Medieval Latin polysemus, from Greek polysemos “of many sides” (see polysemy). n. 1900, from French polysémie (1897), from Medieval Latin polysemus, […]

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