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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.