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English noun: semantics

1. semantics (cognition) the study of language meaning


Broader (hypernym)linguistics


Narrower (hyponym)cognitive semantics, conceptual semantics, deixis, formal semantics, lexical semantics, semasiology

2. semantics (cognition) the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text


SamplesA petty argument about semantics.


Broader (hypernym)meaning, substance









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