semantics.
A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
Meaning & usage
A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
lexical semantics
cognitive semantics
The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.
In very ancient or poorly documented languages, the precise semantics of words tend to be uncertain.
The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance. The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
file sharing and locking semantics
Pettiness or triviality.
Who cares? This is all just semantics!
Where this word comes from
From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). By surface analysis, semantic + -ics.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.