attack (n.) attack of disease 5 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme pristup
Meaning 1 attack войска пошли на приступ
'the army launched an attack'
Meaning 2 attack у него приступ стенокардии
'He has an attack of breast pang'
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme attack
Meaning 1 attack
Meaning 2 fit, attack (disease) heart attack
'heart attack'
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Comment The same for the Rum. atac, Sp. Ataque
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme insultus
Meaning 1 attack
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Meaning 2 fit, attack (disease)
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Comment Both meanings emerge in Late, Medieval Latin
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme λῆψις
Meaning 1 attack (n.) λῆψις τῆς πόλεως (Фукидид)
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Meaning 2 attack of disease λῆψις τοῦ πυρετοῦ (Аристотель)
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Swedish
Lexeme anfall
Meaning 1 attack (n.) försvararna slog tillbaka anfallet
'he defenders repelled the attack'
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Meaning 2 attack of disease ett epileptiskt anfall
'an epileptic seizure'
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