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Noun Concept
Categories: Lexical semantics
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monosemy
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Having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases WordNet 3.0
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Having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Monosemy means 'one-meaning' and is a methodology primarily for lexical semantic analysis, but which has widespread applicability throughout the various strata of language. Wikipedia
Capacity, for a word, of having only one meaning. OmegaWiki
The property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity. Wiktionary
Property of terms of having single meaning. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
clarity
ANTONYM
polysemy
DERIVATION
monosemous
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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monosemy
Wikipedia
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monosemy
Wikidata
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Monosemy
Wiktionary
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monosemy
OmegaWiki
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monosemy

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