overlexicalization

noun

Etymology

From over- + lexicalization.

Definitions

  1. The creation and use of many words or lexical items for a single entity or concept.

    • Near-synonym: polyonymy

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overlexicalization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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