name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
semon
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/ˈsiːmɒn/
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CMU ARPABET: S EH1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A unit of semiology or semantics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
Etymology
From sem- as in semantic and semiotics, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”), + -on. By surface analysis, seme + -on.
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