semantics meaning

UK US /sɪˈmæntɪks/ 3 syllables

semantics (noun): the study of language meaning.

semantics has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

semantics as a noun

  1. the study of language meaning

    Type of: linguistics

    Kinds: deixis, formal semantics, lexical semantics, cognitive semantics

    Related forms: semantic, semanticist

  2. the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
    • a petty argument about semantics

    Type of: meaning

How to pronounce semantics

semantics is pronounced /sɪˈmæntɪks/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in CS · 9-letter words

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