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sememe

English

Noun

sememe (plural sememes)

  1. (linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially the meaning expressed by a morpheme.

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semantics

English

Etymology

From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek ?????????? (s?mantikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s??mænt?ks/

Noun

semantics (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words. [1893]
  2. The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
  3. The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
  4. (computer science) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.

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See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of semantics

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  • semantics at OneLook Dictionary Search

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  • amnestics

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