polysemant
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~ a word having more than one meaning
polysemantic
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~ of words; having many meanings
polysemous
— Tillægsord
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~ of words; having many meanings
polysemy
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~ the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
polysomy
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~ congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells
Polystichum braunii
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~ North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
Polystichum lonchitis
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~ evergreen European fern widely cultivated
Polystichum
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~ small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
Polystichum acrostichoides
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~ North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
Polystichum aculeatum
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~ tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
Polystichum adiantiformis
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~ widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
polystyrene
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~ a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"
polysyllabic
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~ (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
polysyllabic
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~ having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
polysyllable
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~ a word of more than three syllables
polysyndeton
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~ using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
polysynthetic
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~ forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
polytechnic institute
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~ a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
polytechnic
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~ a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences