English Explanatory Dictionary

semantic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
  2. Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
  3. Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling.
noun
  1. In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈmæntɪk/ /səˈmæntək/ En-au-semantic.ogg

Word forms

semantic semantics

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique.

Antonyms

antisemantic

Related words

semantical semantics semasiology sematic sematology seme sememe semiotic semiotics

Derived words

asemantic autosemantic biosemantic endosemantic episemantic ethnosemantic exosemantic extrasemantic grammaticosemantic isosemantic lexicosemantic metasemantic monosemantic morphosemantic neurosemantic nonsemantic phonosemantic phono-semantic compound phono-semantic matching polysemantic presemantic psychosemantic quasisemantic semanteme semantically semantic analysis semantic bleaching semantic borrowing semantic calque semantic change semantic differentiation semantic drift semantic field semantician semanticism semanticist semanticity semanticization semanticize semantic layer semantic loan semantic memory semantic net semantic network semantic-pragmatic disorder semantic satiation semantic shift semantic tableau semantic versioning semantic Web synsemantic unsemantic zoosemantic
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