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extrasemantic en · ADJ

Etymology

From extra- + semantic.

Meanings

1. Outside or beyond what is semantic.
   • In addition, extrasemantic properties (often nonverbal) usually accompany semantic information (e.g., vocal tone). These extrasemantic properties can serve as affective cues themselves. 2001, Joseph P. Forgas, Feeling and thinking: the role of affect in social cognition:

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