semasiology

[ si-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -zee- ]
/ sɪˌmeɪ siˈɒl ə dʒi, -zi- /

noun

semantics, especially the study of semantic change.

Origin of semasiology

1875–80; < Greek sēmasí(a) signal, mark, meaning + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM semasiology

se·ma·si·o·log·i·cal [si-mey-see-uh-loj-i-kuh l, -zee-] /sɪˌmeɪ si əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -zi-/, adjective se·ma·si·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb se·ma·si·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby semasiology

semantic tableau, semantic web, semantics, semaphore, semarang, semasiology, sematic, sematology, semblable, semblance, semei-

British Dictionary definitions for semasiology

semasiology
/ (sɪˌmeɪsɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

another name for semantics

Derived forms of semasiology

semasiological (sɪˌmeɪsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective semasiologically, adverb semasiologist, noun

Word Origin for semasiology

C19: from Greek sēmasia meaning, from sēmainein to signify + -logy