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  2. Polysemy - Wikipedia

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    Polysemy (/ pəˈlɪsɪmi / or / ˈpɒlɪˌsiːmi /; [1][2] from Ancient Greek πολύ- (polý-) 'many' and σῆμα (sêma) 'sign') is the capacity for a sign (e.g. a symbol, a morpheme, a word, or a phrase) to have multiple related meanings. For example, a word can have several word senses. [3] Polysemy is distinct from monosemy, where a ...

  3. List of English words of Semitic origin - Wikipedia

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    That word is similar, and shows the same k>q pattern that the later Semitic loanwords show. But a Semitic origin for camisia is a minority position in scholarship. [3] cinnamon from Greek κιννάμωμον kinnamomon (MW), of Semitic origin, similar to Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן qinnamon 'aromatic inner bark' (AHD) cumin

  4. Idea - Wikipedia

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    In common usage and in philosophy, ideas are the results of thought. [1] Also in philosophy, ideas can also be mental representational images of some object. Many philosophers have considered ideas to be a fundamental ontological category of being. The capacity to create and understand the meaning of ideas is considered to be an essential and ...

  5. Ideogram - Wikipedia

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    Ideogram. An ideogram or ideograph (from Greek idéa 'idea' + gráphō 'to write') is a symbol that represents an idea or concept independent of any particular language. Some ideograms are more arbitrary than others: some are only meaningful assuming preexisting familiarity with some convention; others more directly resemble their signifieds.

  6. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    www.oed.com. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive ...

  7. English language - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain. [4][5][6] The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to Britain.

  8. Etymological dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Etymological dictionaries are the product of research in historical linguistics. For many words in any language, the etymology will be uncertain, disputed, or simply unknown. In such cases, depending on the space available, an etymological dictionary will present various suggestions and perhaps make a judgement on their likelihood, and provide ...

  9. List of English words of Brittonic origin - Wikipedia

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    However, the Oxford English Dictionary regards it as a Latin loan. toroc 'bung.' Highly disputed. Possibly not even an English word [3] –or an English word but not of Celtic origin. [4] wassenas 'retainers', possibly from Brittonic. [30]

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