semantic
IPA: sɪmˈæntɪk
noun
- (linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.
adjective
- Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
- (software design, of code) Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
- (slang, of a detail or distinction) Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling.
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Examples of "semantic" in Sentences
- I suggest to correct the semantic markups.
- The semantic unit of the language is expression.
- The issue is one of semantics and sophistication.
- He was one of the pioneers of the semantic analysis.
- For the operations, the emphasis is on the semantics.
- It belongs to the semantic fields the sea and transportation.
- The former is a logical and semantic expansion of the latter.
- Isn't semantics supposed to be about the meaning of utterances
- I was meaning to talk about the semantic range of the word in the Greek.
- I have moved the Semantic dementia information to the Semantic dementia page.
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