Semantics

Definition of 'Semantics'

1. ((used with a sing. v.)) semantics
a branch of linguistics dealing with the study of meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and changes in meaning and form over time.

2. Semantics
the branch of semiotics or logic dealing with the relationship between signs or symbols and what they denote.

3. Semantics
the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.:
Let's not argue about semantics.

Etymology: (1895–1900)
Definition of 'Semantics' t


1. (noun) semantics
the study of language meaning

2. (noun) semantics
the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
"a petty argument about semantics"

Definition of 'Semantics'


1. Semantics
The relationships between symbols and their meanings.

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