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semantic definition

se·man·tic (sə man′tik)

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to meaning, esp. meaning in language
  2. of or according to semantics as a branch of linguistics or of semiotics

Etymology: Gr sēmantikos, significant < sēmainein, to show, explain by a sign < sēma, a sign, symbol < IE *dhyāmṇ (> Sans dhyāman, thought) < base *dhyā-, to see, behold

Also semantical se·man′·ti·cal

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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