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semantics

se·man·tics

UK/sɪˈmæntɪks/ US/sɪˈmæntɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). By surface analysis, semantic + -ics.

Phrases

  • algebraic semantics
  • applied semantics
  • axiomatic semantics
  • computational semantics
  • denotational semantics
  • distributional semantics
  • formal semantics
  • general semantics

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