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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Semantics \Sem*an"tics\, n. sing. or pl. [Gr. shmantikos having
meaning, from sh^ma a sign.]
1. the study of the meanings of words and of the sense
development of words; -- formerly called semasiology.
[PJC]
2. a doctrine and philosophical approach to language and its
relationship to thought and behavior, developed by Alfred
Korzybski (1879-1950), which holds that the capacity to
express ideas and thereby improve one's interaction with
others and one's environment is enhanced by training in
the more critical use of words and other symbols; -- also
{general+semantics" rel="nofollow">called {general semantics.
[PJC]
3. the meanings of words as they are used to achieve an
effect; especially, the multiple meanings of words or the
multiplicity of words having the same meaning; -- used in
referring to the confusion that can be caused
(intentionally or unintentionally) by multiple meanings;
as, there's no real difference, it's only a matter of
semantics.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Semasiology \Se*ma`si*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. shmasi`a signification +
-logy.] (Philol.)
The science of meanings or sense development (of words); the
explanation of the development and changes of the meanings of
words; -- more commonly referred to as semantics. --
Se*ma`si*o*log"ic*al, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
semasiology
n.
(lb en linguistics) semantics; a discipline within linguistics
concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic
expression.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
semasiology
n.
(lb en linguistics) semantics; a discipline within linguistics
concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic
expression.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
semasiology
n.
(lb en linguistics) semantics; a discipline within linguistics
concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic
expression.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
semasiology
n.
(lb en linguistics) semantics; a discipline within linguistics
concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic
expression.
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
semasiology //sɪmeɪsiˈɑləd͡ʒi// //ˌsiːmeɪsɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪ//
意味論
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
semasiology /sˌɛmɐsɪˈɒlədʒi/
1. işaretlerle anlamları arasındaki ilişki ilmi.
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 语意学;语义学
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