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sema-

sema- prefix: communicating meaning.

Prefix

sema-

  1. Communicating meaning.
    Synonyms:
    semanto-
  2. Giving signals.

Synonyms of sema-

Origin of sema-

From Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”).

Questions about sema-

What does sema- mean?
Sema- means communicating meaning.
What part of speech is sema-?
Sema- is a prefix.

Words near sema- in the dictionary

  1. Selznickian
  2. Selzthal
  3. Selçuk
  4. sem
  5. sema
  6. sema-
  7. Semaan
  8. Semaans
  9. Semacode
  10. Semacodes
  11. semagacestat

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