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noun
Semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cognitive semantics, conceptual semantics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semantics
History
From Ancient Greek σημασία (sēmasía, “the meaning of a word”) + -ology.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
