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biosemantics

biosemantics noun: a theory that aims to produce a constitutive account of intentionality.

Noun

biosemantics (uncountable)

  1. A theory that aims to produce a constitutive account of intentionality.

Origin of biosemantics

From bio- + semantics, introduced by Ruth Millikan.

Questions about biosemantics

What does biosemantics mean?
Biosemantics means a theory that aims to produce a constitutive account of intentionality.
What part of speech is biosemantics?
Biosemantics is a noun.

Words near biosemantics in the dictionary

  1. bioselected
  2. bioselection
  3. bioselector
  4. bioselectors
  5. biosemantic
  6. biosemantics
  7. biosemiosis
  8. biosemiotic
  9. biosemiotically
  10. biosemiotician
  11. biosemioticians

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