semantically
Variant of semantic
se·man·tic (sə man′tik)
adjective
- of or pertaining to meaning, esp. meaning in language
- 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
Related Forms:
- semantically se·man′·ti·cally adverb
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