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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈmæntɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si man′tik)

se•man•tic (si man′tik),USA pronunciation adj.

Linguisticsof, pertaining to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:semantic change; semantic confusion.
Linguisticsof or pertaining to semantics.

Also, se•man′ti•cal.

Greek sēmantikós having meaning, equivalent. to sēmant(ós) marked (sēman-, base of sēmaínein to show, mark + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix; akin to sêma sign) + -ikos -ic
1655–65

se•man′ti•cal•ly, adv.

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semantic /sɪˈmæntɪk/ adj

of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols
of or relating to semantics

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek sēmantikos having significance, from sēmainein to signify, from sēma a signseˈmantically adv

se•man•tics /sɪˈmæntɪks/USA pronunciation n.

Linguistics[uncountable; used with a singular verb] a branch of linguistics dealing with the study of meaning, the ways meaning is structured in language, and changes in meaning and form over time.
Linguisticsthe meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, etc.: [uncountable; used with a singular verb]Let's not argue about semantics.[plural* used with a plural verb]The semantics of those terms are confusing.

se•man•tic, adj.: There is bound to be semantic confusion when translating from one language to another.
se•man•ti•cist /sɪˈmæntəsɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

se•man•tics (si man′tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)

Linguistics
- the study of meaning.
- the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
Philosophy, Linguistics, LinguisticsAlso called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what they denote.
Linguisticsthe meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.:Let's not argue about semantics.
LinguisticsSee general semantics.

1895–1900; see semantic, -ics

'semantic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

formal language - intensifier - meaning - mood - notional - part of speech - pejoration - structural linguistics - agentive - American Sign Language - animate - autonomous syntax - benefactive - binarity - brae - carbine - case grammar - classifier - component - componential analysis - content - content word - covert - deep structure - determinative - dyke - experiencer - expressive - function word - furphy - generative semantics - grammaticalize - graze - hierarchy - inanimate - instrumental - jig - lexicalize - locutionary - melioration - nice - objective - -orama - phrasal verb - presently - templet - unique - selection - semanteme - semantic differential

Synonyms: semiotic, connotative, denotative, grammatical, concerned with words, more...

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