English Explanatory Dictionary

desemanticization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The loss or removal of all or part of the original semantic content (meaning) of a word or morpheme, sometimes (but not always) as part of grammaticalization.

Word forms

desemanticization

Synonyms

desemantization
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