Complete Definition of "semantics"

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Pronunciation
IPA|/sɪ�mæntɪks/

Noun
semantics

  1. linguistics The science of the meaning of words. Semantics is part of linguistics.
  2. The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
  3. The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

#* You're arguing semantics and completely ignoring my point.

Translations
trans-top|the science of the meaning of words
Croatian: t-|hr|semantika|f
Danish: semantik c
Finnish: t-|fi|semantiikka, t-|fi|merkitysoppi
Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|����, imiron)
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Slovene: t+|sl|pomenoslovje|n
Spanish: t-|es|semántica|f
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trans-top|study of the relationship between words and their meanings
Croatian: t-|hr|semantika|f
Danish: semantik c, betydningslære c
Finnish: t-|fi|semantiikka, t-|fi|merkitysoppi
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trans-top|individual meanings of words
Croatian: t-|hr|semantika|f
Danish: semantik c
Finnish: t-|fi|semantiikka
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ttbc|Dutch: semantiek f
ttbc|French: sémantique f
ttbc|German: Semantik f
ttbc|Interlingua: semantica
ttbc|Italian: Semantica f
ttbc|Lithuanian: semantika f
ttbc|Hebrew: �ק��ק
ttbc|Norwegian: semantikk c
ttbc|Persian: �ع���ش�اس� (ma'ni-shenasi)
ttbc|Polish: Semantyka f
ttbc|Swedish: semantik c
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See also
seme
sememe
semantic
semiotic
semiotics

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