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semantic differentiation

semantic differentiation noun: a bifurcation of the meaning along with time into two separate meanings of two separate resulting expressions.

Noun

semantic differentiation (countable and uncountable, plural semantic differentiations)

  1. A bifurcation of the meaning along with time into two separate meanings of two separate resulting expressions.
  2. A diachronic differentiation or change in meaning.

Forms of semantic differentiation

pluralsemantic differentiations

Origin of semantic differentiation

semantic + differentiation

Questions about semantic differentiation

What does semantic differentiation mean?
Semantic differentiation means a bifurcation of the meaning along with time into two separate meanings of two separate resulting expressions.
What part of speech is semantic differentiation?
Semantic differentiation is a noun.
What is the plural of semantic differentiation?
The plural of semantic differentiation is semantic differentiations.

Words near semantic differentiation in the dictionary

  1. semantic borrowings
  2. semantic calque
  3. semantic calques
  4. semantic change
  5. semantic changes
  6. semantic differentiation
  7. semantic differentiations
  8. semantic drift
  9. semantic drifts
  10. semantic field
  11. semantic fields

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