different between semantic vs contextual

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sémantique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??mænt?k/
• Rhymes: -ænt?k

Adjective

semantic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.]
2. (software design, of code) Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
3. (slang, of a detail or distinction) Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling.

Antonyms

• antisemantic

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• Semantic Web on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “semantic”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “semantic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "semantic" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• "Semantic code: What? Why? How?" in boagworld.
• semantic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Noun

semantic (plural semantics)

1. (linguistics) 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.

Translations

Anagrams

• amnestic, ancestim, nematics

Romanian

Etymology

From French sémantique.

Adjective

semantic m or n (feminine singular semantic?, masculine plural semantici, feminine and neuter plural semantice)

1. semantic

Declension

English

Etymology

context +? -ual.

Adjective

contextual (comparative more contextual, superlative most contextual)

1. Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

context +? -al

Adjective

contextual (masculine and feminine plural contextuals)

1. contextual

Derived terms

• contextualitzar

Further reading

• “contextual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “contextual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “contextual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Romanian

Etymology

From French contextuel

Adjective

contextual m or n (feminine singular contextual?, masculine plural contextuali, feminine and neuter plural contextuale)

1. contextual

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

contexto +? -al

Adjective

contextual (plural contextuales)

1. contextual

Derived terms

• contextualizar

Further reading

• “contextual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.