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g. Homonyms
We have seen how like and like can be two quite
different words: i like looking... look like new. Words
that share the same form but have unrelated meanings
are called homonyms.
h. Polysemes
Dictionary writers classify words like a fair as
being polysemous- that is, of having multiple but
related meanings, each of which is called a polyseme.
i. Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms are world that share a similar meaning.
Words with opposite meanings are called antonyms.
j. Hyponyms
Hyponyms is another word that is useful when
talking about the way word meanings are related.
k. Lexical fields
Words that have this kind of thematic relationship
are said to belong to the same lexical field.
From the definitions above the writer can
concluded that vocabulary is about words or set of
words to be learn including single word, phrase,
collocation, grammatical patterning, idioms and fix
expression.