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The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way, by Bill Bryson

The condition of having many meanings is known as polysemy,

Don Gagnon

The condition of having many meanings is known as polysemy, and it is very common. Sound is another polysemic word.

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The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way

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