noun. the condition wherein a term has more than one meaning. Often utilized in psycholinguistic trials to probe the structure of the cognitive lexicon.
POLYSEMY: "Tomorrow, we are going to discuss polysemy."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "POLYSEMY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/polysemy/ (accessed December 1, 2021).
