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colexification

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, co- +‎ lexi- +‎ -ify +‎ -ication.

Noun

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colexification (countable and uncountable, plural colexifications)

  1. (linguistics) The linguistic pattern whereby multiple meanings can be expressed by the same word (or a pair of homonymous words).
    Antonyms: dislexification, differentiation
    Hyponyms: vagueness, polysemy, homonymy; (types of linear polysemy) autohyponymy, autohypernymy, autosuperordination, automeronymy, autoholonymy
    • 2022 June 9, Alexandre François, “Lexical tectonics: Mapping structural change in patterns of lexification”, in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft[1], page 95:
      Languages may be compared in their patterns of colexification – that is, their ability to encode two distinct senses using the same lexeme.
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