se·man·tics
noun plural but singular or plural in construction \si-ˈman-tiks\
: the study of the meanings of words and phrases in language
Study of meaning, one of the major areas of linguistic study (see linguistics).
Linguists have approached it in a variety of ways. Members of the
school of interpretive semantics study the structures of language
independent of their conditions of use. In contrast, the advocates of
generative semantics insist that the meaning of sentences is a function
of their use. Still another group maintains that semantics will not
advance until theorists take into account the psychological questions of
how people form concepts and how these relate to word meanings.
Full Definition
: the meanings of words and phrases in a particular context
Examples of SEMANTICS
1. Zap should use semantics before accusing people of defaming someone in the comment section of mami's.semantics
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