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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Polysemy
Hi,
How do you pronounce this noun?
It's the first syllable that is normally stressed?
(Dictionaries give multiple pronunciations for this word. Which one do you think is "dominating" in your milieu?)
mus-te
How do you pronounce this noun?
It's the first syllable that is normally stressed?
(Dictionaries give multiple pronunciations for this word. Which one do you think is "dominating" in your milieu?)
mus-te
Top answer
I've never used this word. seme| is how the Oxford indicates the pronunciation (accent on 'poly').
- I've never used this word.
- seme| is how the Oxford indicates the pronunciation (accent on 'poly').
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I've never used this word. I have seen it written, and I know what it means, but it's not a word that pops up often in "my milieu."
|'päli?seme| is how the Oxford indicates the pronunciation (accent on 'poly').
|'päli?seme| is how the Oxford indicates the pronunciation (accent on 'poly').
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Thank you!
JohnParisI've never used this word.Perhaps there is a simple replacement for polysemy? A less formal word yet meaning exactly the same thing?
JohnParis"my milieu."You enclosed this French word in double quotes ... and I guess you did so because "milieu" isn't the right w
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Both words are fine, Mus-te.
Milieu is used often, and I can't find one single word that expresses polysemy better than polysemy!
Milieu is used often, and I can't find one single word that expresses polysemy better than polysemy!
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