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Polysemy occurs when a single word has multiple related meanings depending on the context. Distinguishing these meanings is a key skill for advanced learners. Concerning polysemous words, mark T for True and F for False:


(__)The word 'bank' is polysemous because it can refer to a financial institution or the side of a river, and these meanings are historically related.


(__)In the sentence 'I can't bear the noise', the word 'bear' has a different meaning and grammatical category than in 'The polar bear is white'.


(__)Contextual clues such as collocations and the overall topic of the text are insufficient to determine the specific meaning of a polysemous word.


(__)A dictionary entry for a polysemous word typically lists all its related senses under a single heading, unlike homonyms which have separate entries.


After analysis, the correct sequence from top to bottom is: 

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