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semantics

si'mæntiks4 senses · 53 ms
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noun/sɪˈmæntɪks/
  1. 1

    A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.countableuncountable

    • Holonym: linguistics
    • Meronyms: semasiology, onomasiology
  2. 2

    The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.countableuncountable

    • In fact, nowadays a lot is known about the semantics of natural languages, and it is surprisingly easy to build semantic representations which partially capture the meaning of sentences or even entire discourses.
  3. 3

    The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.countableuncountable

    • In very ancient or poorly documented languages, the precise semantics of words tend to be uncertain.
  4. 4

    The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.; The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.countableuncountable

    • The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
  5. 5

    The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.countableuncountable

    • file sharing and locking semantics
  6. 6

    Pettiness or triviality.broadlycolloquialcountable

    • Who cares? This is all just semantics!

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