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significs

American  
[sig-nif-iks] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. semantics.

Etymology

Origin of significs

First recorded in 1896; signif(y) + -ics

Example Sentences

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De signifies down or from; epi significs on, near, during; and ex has the meaning out of.

From McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book by McGuffey, William Holmes

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