multiple meanings
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multiple
adjective
uk/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl/us/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/
very many of the same type, or of ...
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meaning
noun
uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/
The meaning of something is what it expresses ...
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Within these years, children are now able to acquire new information from written texts and can explain relationships betweenmultiplemeaningwords.
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This tradition, which stresses "implicit language, multiple meanings, and ambiguity as an important means of communication" (p. 9), conflicts with contemporary notions of academic literacy.
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It does so mindful of the fact that multiple meanings are to be expected of core goals of government policy.
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Yet multiple meanings and discourses are intrinsic to the workings of commemoration in general.
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The residents had a grasp of the multiple meanings and innuendoes expressed in gestures in interactive situations.
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Measures of 'empowerment', particularly for women, are used in different contexts to carry multiple meanings.
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To appreciate the full significance of this search, it is important to attend to the multiple meanings of consensus.
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According to this model, the extent to which the multiple meanings of an ambiguous word compete is dependent on the relative time-course of their activation.
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This twostage model has received strong support from studies examining the activation of multiple meanings of an ambiguous word.
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Words, of course, can have multiple meanings, and it is necessary to be sure there is no slippage between them.
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