different between sematology vs semantic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (sêma, “mark, sign”) + -????? (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”).

Noun

sematology (usually uncountable, plural sematologies)

1. The science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs.

Derived terms

• sematological
• sematologist

Related terms

Further reading

• sematology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sematology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• sematology at OneLook Dictionary Search

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