colexification

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, co- +‎ lexi- +‎ -ification. === Noun === colexification (countable and uncountable, plural colexifications) (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 ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====