semantics
/sɪˈmæntɪks/
semantics noun: a branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
Noun
semantics (countable and uncountable, plural semantics)
- A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
- Holonym: linguistics
- Meronyms: semasiology, onomasiology
- The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
- In fact, nowadays a lot is known about the semantics of natural languages, and it is surprisingly easy to build semantic representations which partially capture the meaning of sentences or even entire discourses.2006, Patrick Blackburn, Johan Bos, Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2015, section 8.1
- The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.
- In very ancient or poorly documented languages, the precise semantics of words tend to be uncertain.
- The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
- The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
- The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
- file sharing and locking semantics
- Pettiness or triviality.
- Who cares? This is all just semantics!
semantics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
semantics in Hindi
- science of the meaning of words
- अर्थविज्ञान arthavijñān
semantics in Tamil
- சொற்பொருளியல் அல்லது பொருளியல்
semantics in Marathi
- शब्दार्थ, शब्दार्थशास्त्र
semantics in Urdu
- سیمنٹکس, سیمینٹکس
More languagesFewer languages
- semantics in Bengali
- শব্দার্থতত্ত্ব, ভাষার অর্থ সংক্রান্ত আলোচনা
- semantics in Telugu
- సెమాంటిక్స్
- semantics in Malayalam
- സെമാന്റിക്സ്
- semantics in Kannada
- ಶಬ್ದಾರ್ಥ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಶಬ್ದಾರ್ಥಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಮಾತುಗಳ ಅರ್ಥದ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ, ಹುರುಳರಿಮೆ
- semantics in Gujarati
- શબ્દાર્થ, સિમેન્ટિક્સ, સિમેન્ટીક્સ
- semantics in Odia
- ଶବ୍ଦାର୍ଥ, ଶବ୍ଦାର୍ଥଶାସ୍ତ୍ର
- semantics in Nepali
- शब्दार्थ, शब्दार्थहरू, सिमेन्टिक्स
- semantics in Tagalog
- semantika, paladiwaan
- semantics in Arabic
- عِلْم اَلْمَعَانِي ʕilm al-maʕānī
- semantics in Indonesian
- semantik
- semantics in Persian
- علم معانی 'elm ma'âni, معنیشناسی ma'ni-šenâsi
- semantics in Thai
- อรรถศาสตร์
- semantics in Vietnamese
- ngữ nghĩa học, ngữ nghĩa
Examples of semantics in a sentence
- computational semantics
- historical semantics
- Semantics is a foundation of lexicography.
Forms of semantics
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Origin of semantics
From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). By surface analysis, semantic + -ics.
Words formed from semantics
- algebraic semantics
- applied semantics
- axiomatic semantics
- biosemantics
- computational semantics
- denotational semantics
- distributional semantics
- ethnosemantics
- formal semantics
- general semantics
- lexical semantics
- lexicosemantics
- mathematical semantics
- metasemantics
- minimal recursion semantics
- morphosemantics
- neurosemantics
- operational semantics
- phonosemantics
- psychosemantics
- semantics-free
- statistical semantics
- teleosemantics
- zoosemantics
Questions about semantics
- What does semantics mean?
- Semantics means a branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
- What is semantics in Hindi?
- Semantics in Hindi is अर्थविज्ञान (arthavijñān). See Semantics meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use semantics in a sentence?
- computational semantics
- What part of speech is semantics?
- Semantics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce semantics?
- Semantics is pronounced /sɪˈmæntɪks/.
- What is the plural of semantics?
- The plural of semantics is semantics.
Words near semantics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: semantics (page history and authors); semantics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); semantics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semantics (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semantics (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); semantics (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semantics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semantics (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); semantics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semantics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); semantics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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