semantically

American  

[si-man-tik-lee] / sɪˈmæn tɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way that relates to the different meanings of words or other signs or symbols.

   Humans have developed languages that are semantically rich and can cope easily with philosophical concepts.

2. in a way that deliberately takes advantage of the connotations or associations attached to certain words.

   He deals with this bombing campaign semantically by saying it is “not a war” since there are “no hostile troops on the ground.”

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Other Word Forms

• nonsemantically adverb
• pseudosemantically adverb

Etymology

Origin of semantically

semantic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

Second, the two elements being compared should be grammatically and semantically parallel, a requirement that’s easy to flub when the first is complex.

From Literature

So essentially you’re semantically substituting said other visual & yes, even if to a small degree, biological differences, for the term, ‘race.’

From New York Times

The first verset, semantically airtight, is all Alter.

From New York Times

There, the text was hand-coded and marked up semantically, so that the formal elements were tagged as lines, stanzas or deliberate indentations.

From New York Times

"Reduced memory interference refers to less confusion of semantically related terms on a word-list learning test," Krikorian said.

From Science Daily