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    What term is used for a word which can have two or more meanings?

    Question #106033. Asked by doublemm. (Jun 02 09 7:53 AM)


    daBomb619

    Homograph.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph

    Jun 02 09, 8:02 AM
    kthnos

    Polysemy

    www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3039

    Jun 02 09, 8:38 AM


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