classeme en · NOUN
Etymology
From class + -eme.
Meanings
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A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.
Given that "bark" has two classemes, human and canine, it is the presence of the dog or the commissioner that decides whether "bark" is taken in a literal or figurative sense.
1986, Umberto Eco, Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language, →ISBN, page 190:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| classemes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
de Klassem (generic seme) · tr sınıfbirim (generic seme) · fr classème (generic seme) · ko 분류의미소 (generic seme)