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Meaning of colexification | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

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.

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