semasiology

/ˌsiːmeɪsɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/US/sɪmeɪsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/

semasiology noun: semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.

Noun

semasiology (usually uncountable, plural semasiologies)

(usually) Semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.
- Stylistics seemed to have become a four-letter-word in German semasiology, a fact that shows how far official German semasiology had shifted away from Reisig's initial outline, and how different it was from Bréal's semantics of language-use and Wegener's semantics of communication.1992, Brigitte Nerlich, Semantic Theories in Europe, 1830-1930, →ISBN
- "The early theories of semasiology attempted to account for meaning shifts in language."2001, Federica Busa et al., The Language of Word Meaning

plural	semasiologies

From Ancient Greek σημασία (sēmasía, “the meaning of a word”) + -ology.

What does semasiology mean?: Semasiology means semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.
What is semasiology in Hindi?: Semasiology in Hindi is शब्दार्थ विज्ञान (śabdārth vijñān). See Semasiology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is semasiology?: Semasiology is a noun.
How do you pronounce semasiology?: Semasiology is pronounced /ˌsiːmeɪsɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of semasiology?: The plural of semasiology is semasiologies.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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