semantics

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the study of language meaning
  2. noun the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text

Etymology

From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). By surface analysis, semantic + -ics.

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