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semantic

[ si-man-tik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:

    semantic change; semantic confusion.

  2. of or relating to semantics.


semantic

/ sɪˈmæntɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols
  2. of or relating to semantics
  3. logic concerned with the interpretation of a formal theory, as when truth tables are given as an account of the sentential connectives
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • seˈmantically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • se·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
  • non·se·man·tic adjective
  • pseu·do·se·man·tic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of semantic1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Greek sēmantikós “having meaning,” equivalent to sēmant(ós) “marked” ( sēman-, base of sēmaínein “to show, mark” + -tos verbal adjective suffix; akin to sêma “sign”) + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of semantic1

C19: from Greek sēmantikos having significance, from sēmainein to signify, from sēma a sign
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Example Sentences

Our data indicate that they’re using how content is structured and semantic analysis to figure out what should appear as a featured snippet.

Christi Olson, Head of Evangelism at Microsoft, noted “semantic intent,” that it all “goes back to intent” she said.

In our interview with Microsoft’s Christi Olson and Fabrice Canal, on Live with Search Engine Land about What SEOs need to know about Bing Webmaster Guidelines, we spoke about how Bing ranks content and the importance of semantic and searcher intent.

Low semantic density is a telltale sign that a patient might be at risk of psychosis.

I noticed a little semantic difference back in April when parents were in the throes of “online learning.”

Howard Kurtz on the semantic dodge that now lets them get away with it.

But as I wrote last week, you cannot use semantic games to do an end run around an enumerated constitutional right.

Except for one thing: you can't do an end-run around an enumerated right with some sort of semantic game.

But is that kind of semantic argument going to persuade large numbers of swing voters to turn on Obama?

Perhaps semantic, but Newt quickly apologized to Ryan anyway.

Note that text format (bold or italic) has semantic meaning in this volume.

"Setting up those semantic reaction tests you gave him," Fern said.

Oldsters, in whom the term "atomic energy" produced semantic reactions associated with Hiroshima.

That's what gives the Kragans an entirely different semantic orientation.

In some languages vocalic changes, in others consonantal, have grammatical or semantic meaning.

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