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What is a Tract of land?
The term tract actually has several different meanings. Some of these meanings are much more commonly used and we will cover them. A religious or political pamphlet or treatise is one of the most common meanings for the word tract. Another is a stretch or expanse. As in a stretch of land or time.
How do you call one word with many different meanings?
One word with many meanings is a homograph.
What is it called when a word has more than one definition?
When a word has more than one definition, it is called being polysemous. This means that the word has multiple meanings or interpretations based on context.
One word 4 meanings?
A word with more than one meaning is a homophone, a/k/a homonym. Example: two and too.
How does the term theory mean something different in science than it does in everyday speech?
As with most words, there can be more than one definition for the word, depending on how the word is used. So, the word 'theory' can have different meanings whether it is used as a science word or in every day speech.
What is meant by the term cardi?
The term cardi can be used for different meanings. One is an abbreviation of the word cardigan often used in popular culture and usually used for men's cardigans.
What is a term in English?
A term has different meanings in English. For examples, it can mean:a set period of time - A US President's term is 4 years.a specific name for something, a word - I did not understand the term"eon".A term should not be confused with a phrase in English. A term is typically one word; a phrase has two or three words.
How many meanings does the word diaper have?
"diaper" has only one meaning, it is the American term for a babies underwear. In Britain and most of the English speaking world it is 'nappy'.
What are the literary meanings of the term 'contemplative'?
Contemplative is a term used to describe the act of being in thought. The word is typically used as an adjective but can also be used as a noun if it is referring to one who is frequently deep in thought or prayer.
What is a humorous word play that usually is based on several meanings of one word?
hyperbole
What do you call a more polite term used to replace an objectionable one?
One word is Euphemism
What is a one word substitute for having more than one wife at once?
The legal term is bigamy (more than one spouse), while the technical term is polygamy. More specifically, more than one wife is polygyny.
