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semasiology - 4 dictionary results

se⋅ma⋅si⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [si-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -zee-]
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–noun
semantics, esp. the study of semantic change.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk sēmasí(a) signal, mark, meaning + -o- + -logy

Related forms:
se⋅ma⋅si⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [si-mey-see-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -zee-] , adjective
se⋅ma⋅si⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
se⋅ma⋅si⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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se·man·tics   (sĭ-mān'tĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
  1. Linguistics The study or science of meaning in language.
  2. Linguistics The study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. Also called semasiology.
  3. The meaning or the interpretation of a word, sentence, or other language form: We're basically agreed; let's not quibble over semantics.
se·ma·si·ol·o·gy   (sĭ-mā'sē-ŏl'ə-jē, -zē-)   
n.  See semantics.

[Greek sēmasiā, meaning (from sēmainein, to signify; see semantic) + logy.]
se·ma'si·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., se·ma'si·ol'o·gist n.
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Semasiology

Se*ma`si*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? signification + -logy.] (Philol.) The science of meanings or sense development (of words); the explanation of the development and changes of the meanings of words. -- Se*ma`si*o*log"ic*al, a.
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