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Meaning of word monosemy from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

monosemy noun

Meaning : Having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases.

The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

lexical ambiguity, polysemy

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pulverise (verb)
Destroy completely.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

wick (noun)
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

burgeon forth (verb)
Produce buds, branches, or germinate.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

sugar (noun)
A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

monosemy noun

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