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tɪkadjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
2.
of or pertaining to semantics.
Also, se·man·ti·cal.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
se·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·se·man·tic, adjective
non·se·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
pseu·do·se·man·tic, adjective
pseu·do·se·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Semantic
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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semantic
1894, from Fr. sémantique, applied by Michel Bréal (1883) to the psychology of language, from Gk. semantikos "significant," from semainein "to show, signify, indicate by a sign," from sema "sign" (Doric sama).
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