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Definition of monosemy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

monosemy

noun

/ˈmɒnəsiːmi/

/ˈmɑːnəsiːmi/

[uncountable] (linguistics)

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the fact of having only one meaning
Word Origin1950s: from mono- ‘one’ + Greek sēma ‘sign’ + -y.

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