Polysemy ([pəˈlɪsəmi] or [ˈpɒliˌsiːmi]) (from the, poly-, "many" and σῆμα, sêma, "sign")'s the capacity for a sign (for example a word, phrase, etc.) or signs to have multiple meanings (sememes), for example a large semantic field. This's a pivotal concept within social sciences, such as media studies and linguistics. Polysemes A polyseme's a word or phrase with multiple, related meanings. A word's judged to be polysemous if it's… (More on Polysemy)