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- noun semantics Words or phrases that have a single meaning; absence of
ambiguity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases
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But science itself sets an objective standard that ensures universal monosemy.
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