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- [si-man-tiks]
- /sɪˈmæn tɪks/
- /sɪˈmæn.tɪks/
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- [si-man-tiks]
- /sɪˈmæn tɪks/
Definitions of semantics word
- noun semantics Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 1
- noun semantics Also called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what they denote. 1
- noun semantics the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.: Let's not argue about semantics. 1
- noun semantics general semantics. 1
- uncountable noun semantics Semantics is the branch of linguistics that deals with the meanings of words and sentences. 0
- noun semantics the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning, changes in meaning, and the principles that govern the relationship between sentences or words and their meanings 0
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Origin of semantics
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; See origin at semantic, -ics
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Parts of speech for Semantics
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semantics popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
semantics usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for semantics
noun semantics
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
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