different between vocabulary vs semantic

English

Etymology

From French vocabulaire, borrowed from Late Latin voc?bul?rium. See vocable.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???kabj?l???/, /v??kabj?l???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vo??kæbj?l??i/, /v??kæbj?l??i/
• Hyphenation: vo?cab?u?lary

Noun

vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural vocabularies)

1. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
2. The collection of words a person knows and uses.

   My Russian vocabulary is very limited.

3. The stock of words used in a particular field.

   The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.

4. The words of a language collectively; lexis.

   The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
5. (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

Synonyms

• clavis
• glossary
• idioticon
• word-stock

Coordinate terms

• dictionary
• lexicon
• wordhoard

Derived terms

• defining vocabulary
• controlled vocabulary
• extended vocabulary

Related terms

• vocable
• vocal

Translations

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