Semantics

noun

/sɪˈmæntɪks/

Word Frequency: 5.1

Definitions

1.nounA branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.

"Semantics is a foundation of lexicography."

2.nounThe study of the relationship between words and their meanings.

3.nounThe individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

"The semantics of a single preposition is a dissertation in itself."

4.nounThe meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.

"file sharing and locking semantics"

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