semantics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). By surface analysis, semantic + -ics.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
historical semantics
Holonym: linguistics
cognitive semantics
Semantics is a foundation of lexicography.
lexical semantics
Meronyms: semasiology, onomasiology
computational semantics
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(countable, uncountable) The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
In fact, nowadays a lot is known about the semantics of natural languages, and it is surprisingly easy to build semantic representations which partially capture the meaning of sentences or even entire discourses.
2006, Patrick Blackburn, Johan Bos, Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2015, section 8.1:
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(countable, uncountable) The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.
In very ancient or poorly documented languages, the precise semantics of words tend to be uncertain.
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(countable, uncountable) The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance. ▸ The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
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(countable, uncountable) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
file sharing and locking semantics
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(broadly, colloquial, countable, of a detail or distinction, uncountable) Pettiness or triviality.
Who cares? This is all just semantics!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| semantics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
operational semantics · applied semantics · zoosemantics · phonosemantics · lexical semantics · computational semantics · psychosemantics · algebraic semantics · minimal recursion semantics · metasemantics · ethnosemantics · semantics-free · morphosemantics · denotational semantics · distributional semantics · axiomatic semantics · mathematical semantics · lexicosemantics · formal semantics · biosemantics · teleosemantics · general semantics · statistical semantics · neurosemantics
Relateds
semiotics · pragmatics · sememe · sematology · grammar · semantic · phonology · semasiology · semantisation · sematic · seme · semiotic · morphology
Translations (86)
pt semântica (individual meanings of words) · nl betekenisleer (science of the meaning of words) · sh semàntika (individual meanings of words) · no semantikk (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · tr anlambilim (science of the meaning of words) · af semantiek (science of the meaning of words) · sh semàntika (science of the meaning of words) · sh сема̀нтика (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · cmn 語義學 /语义学 (science of the meaning of words) · sv betydelselära (science of the meaning of words) · vi ngữ nghĩa (individual meanings of words) · pt semântica (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · fi merkityssisältö (individual meanings of words) · ast semántica (science of the meaning of words) · de Bedeutungslehre (science of the meaning of words) · bg семантика (science of the meaning of words) · fi merkitysoppi (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · wa sinifiance (individual meanings of words) · he תורת המשמעים (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · ru сема́нтика (individual meanings of words) · wa semantike (individual meanings of words) · is merkingarfræði (science of the meaning of words) · vi ngữ nghĩa học (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · es semántica (science of the meaning of words) · sw semantiki (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · sh сема̀нтика (individual meanings of words) · fi semantiikka (individual meanings of words) · tl paladiwaan (science of the meaning of words) · km និឃណ្ដសាស្ត្រ (science of the meaning of words) · hy իմաստաբանություն (science of the meaning of words) · tl semantika (science of the meaning of words) · mn утгазүй (science of the meaning of words) · de Semantik (science of the meaning of words) · sq semantikë (science of the meaning of words) · sh сема̀нтика (science of the meaning of words) · sw semantiki (science of the meaning of words) · th อรรถศาสตร์ (science of the meaning of words) · pt semântica (science of the meaning of words) · km និឃណ្ដសាស្ត្រ (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · hi अर्थविज्ञान (science of the meaning of words) · ja 意味論 (science of the meaning of words) · vi ngữ nghĩa học (science of the meaning of words) · kmr watenasî (science of the meaning of words) · be сема́нтыка (science of the meaning of words) · he משמעות (individual meanings of words) · pl semantyka (science of the meaning of words) · cs sémantika (science of the meaning of words) · hu jelentéstan (science of the meaning of words) · ca semàntica (science of the meaning of words) · ro semantică (science of the meaning of words) · ru сема́нтика (science of the meaning of words) · wa semantike (science of the meaning of words) · bg семантика (individual meanings of words) · lv semantika (science of the meaning of words) · fr sémantique (science of the meaning of words) · ko 의미론 (science of the meaning of words) · pl semantyka (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · ka სემანტიკა (science of the meaning of words) · wa sinsyince (science of the meaning of words) · sh semàntika (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · fi semantiikka (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · he סמנטיקה (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · wa semantike (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · sl pomenoslovje (science of the meaning of words) · sv semantik (science of the meaning of words) · he סמנטיקה (science of the meaning of words) · da semantik (science of the meaning of words) · bg семантика (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · id semantik (science of the meaning of words) · fi semantiikka (science of the meaning of words) · fa معنیشناسی (science of the meaning of words) · hu szemantika (science of the meaning of words) · da semantik (individual meanings of words) · nl semantiek (science of the meaning of words) · no semantikk (science of the meaning of words) · ru сема́нтика (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · tr anlam (individual meanings of words) · fi merkitys (individual meanings of words) · he תורת המשמעים (science of the meaning of words) · da betydningslære (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · fa علم معانی (science of the meaning of words) · da semantik (study of the relationship between words and their meanings) · ar عِلْم اَلْمَعَانِي (science of the meaning of words) · no semantikk (individual meanings of words) · fi merkitysoppi (science of the meaning of words) · he סמנטיקה (individual meanings of words)