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significses

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sig⋅nif⋅ics

  [sig-nif-iks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
semantics (def. 2).
Origin:
1896; signif(y) + -ics

se⋅man⋅tics

  [si-man-tiks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
1. Linguistics.
a. the study of meaning.
b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
2. Also called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what they denote.
3. the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.: Let's not argue about semantics.
4. general semantics.
Origin:
1895–1900; see semantic, -ics

Related forms:
se⋅man⋅ti⋅cist  [si-man-tuh-sist] , se⋅man⋅ti⋅cian  [see-man-tish-uhn] , noun
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Cultural Dictionary

semantics

The scientific or philosophical study of the relations of words and their meanings.

Note: Semantics is commonly used to refer to a trivial point or distinction that revolves around mere words rather than significant issues: “To argue whether the medication killed the patient or contributed to her death is to argue over semantics.”
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: se·man·tics
Pronunciation: si-'mant-iks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: the study of meanings: a : the historical and psychological study and the classification of changes in the signification of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development b (1) : SEMIOTIC (2) : a branch of semiotic dealing with the relations between signs and what they refer to and includingtheories of denotation, extension, naming, and truth
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Medical Dictionary

semantics se·man·tics (sĭ-mān'tĭks)
n.

  1. The study or science of meaning in language forms.

  2. The study of the relationships between various signs and symbols and what they represent.

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