semasiology

American

[si-mey-see-ol-uh-jee, -zee-] / sɪˌmeɪ siˈɒl ə dʒi, -zi- /

noun

semantics, especially the study of semantic change.

semasiology British

/ sɪˌmeɪsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, sɪˌmeɪsɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

another name for semantics

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Other Word Forms

semasiological adjective
semasiologically adverb
semasiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of semasiology

1875–80; < Greek sēmasí ( a ) signal, mark, meaning + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

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Semasiology, sē-mā-si-ol′ō-ji, n. the science of the development of the meanings of words.

From Project Gutenberg

A mere student of semasiology will recognize the employment of the word accident in this case as being entirely dependent upon the motive and intent of the golfer.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Grimm's great Deutsches Wörterbuch, the synonymy of the word Kind and its semasiology are treated at great length, with a multitude of examples and explanations, useful to students of English, whose dictionaries lag behind in these respects.

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