Meaning of colexification | Babel Free
Definitions
The linguistic pattern whereby multiple meanings can be expressed by the same word (or a pair of homonymous words).
countable, uncountable
Examples
“Languages may be compared in their patterns of colexification – that is, their ability to encode two distinct senses using the same lexeme.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.