polysemy
(noun)
noun
1. the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
Definition categories: attribute, ambiguity, equivocalness
Sentences with polysemy as a noun:
- [...] polysemy, which is the greedy habit some words have of taking more than one meaning for themselves. Erin McKean, speech at TED.