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semantic fields

semantic fields is the plural of semantic field.

Meaning of semantic field

Noun

semantic field (plural semantic fields)

  1. A group of words which all relate to the same subject or concept, or to overlapping aspects thereof (a set of subconcepts); the set of subconcepts themselves, portrayed metaphorically as a surface comprising contiguous regions, onto which each word's denotation can be mapped.
    • Included in this semantic field category is the subcategory LEADER, referring to any person having a position of authority, such as ruler, sovereign, king, queen, minister, commissioner, chief, headman[.]2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 497

Questions about semantic fields

What is semantic fields the plural of?
Semantic fields is the plural of semantic field.

Words near semantic fields in the dictionary

  1. semantic differentiation
  2. semantic differentiations
  3. semantic drift
  4. semantic drifts
  5. semantic field
  6. semantic fields
  7. semantic layer
  8. semantic layers
  9. semantic loan
  10. semantic loans
  11. semantic memory

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