mdcat english MCQ #857

The word 'run' has over 600 meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary. This phenomenon is called:

mdcat english MCQ #857

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The word 'run' has over 600 meanings in the Oxford English Dictionary. This phenomenon is called:

    • A) Polysemy
    • B) Hyponymy
    • C) Homonymy
    • D) Hypernymy

    Answer: Polysemy

    Explanation: Polysemy allows single words to have multiple related meanings. Homonyms are unrelated.