semantic
[ si-man-tik ]
/ sɪˈmæn tɪk /
adjective
of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
of or relating to semantics.
Sometimes
se·man·ti·cal.
Origin of semantic
1655–65; < Greek
sēmantikós having meaning, equivalent to
sēmant(ós) marked (
sēman-, base of
sēmaínein to show, mark +
-tos verbal adjective suffix; akin to
sêma sign) +
-ikos
-ic
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semantic
/ (sɪˈmæntɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols
of or relating to semantics
logic
concerned with the interpretation of a formal theory, as when truth tables are given as an account of the sentential connectives
Derived forms of semantic
semantically, adverbWord Origin for semantic
C19: from Greek
sēmantikos having significance, from
sēmainein to signify, from
sēma a sign