semantics
IPA: sɪmˈæntɪks
noun
- (linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
- The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
- The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
- (computer science) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
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Examples of "semantics" in Sentences
- The issue is one of semantics and sophistication.
- For the operations, the emphasis is on the semantics.
- The semantics of the theory are defined in the standard way.
- Isn't semantics supposed to be about the meaning of utterances
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