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semantic differential

noun

, Psycholinguistics.
  1. a technique for measuring the connotative meaning of concepts by having an individual rate each concept on a series of graduated scales, each scale defined by a pair of polar adjectives, as good–bad or strong–weak.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of semantic differential1

First recorded in 1950–55

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