Sentences with MONOSEMY
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"In English, the word 'star' is an example of monosemy."
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"The concept of monosemy contrasts with polysemy, where a word has multiple meanings."
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"In some languages, most words exhibit monosemy."
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"The term 'monosemy' is derived from the Greek words 'mono' meaning 'single' and 'seme' meaning 'sign'."
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"The word 'cat' has monosemy as it denotes a specific animal."
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"The vast majority of everyday words in most languages exhibit monosemy."
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"The term 'apple' has monosemy as it refers to a fruit."
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"In contrast to monosemy, homonyms can have multiple unrelated meanings."
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"The concept of monosemy can be applied to both nouns and verbs."
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"In monosemy, a word is not open to interpretation."
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"The English language contains several examples of monosemy."
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"Linguists study monosemy to understand how words convey meaning."
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"A traffic light is an example of a word with monosemy."
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"The lack of monosemy can lead to misunderstandings."