Standard Lemma guide

semantically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In the manner of or referring to semantics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with regard to meaning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • semantically empty messages

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English semantic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English semantically From semantic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: семанты́чна (sjemantýčna) — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Catalan: semànticament — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Finnish: semanttisesti — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Finnish: merkitysopillisesti — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • French: sémantiquement — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Galician: semanticamente — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • German: semantisch — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Italian: semanticamente — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Japanese: 意味的に (imiteki ni) — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Polish: semantycznie — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Portuguese: semanticamente — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Romanian: semantic — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Russian: семанти́чески (semantíčeski) — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Spanish: semánticamente — in the manner of or referring to semantics
  • Ukrainian: семанти́чно (semantýčno) — in the manner of or referring to semantics
Real reading context

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