SEMANTIC


Meaning of SEMANTIC in English

— semantically , adv.

/si man"tik/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.

2. of or pertaining to semantics.

Also, semantical .

[ 1655-65; semantikós having meaning, equiv. to semant ( ós ) marked ( seman-, base of semaínein to show, mark + -tos verbal adj. suffix; akin to sêma sign) + -ikos -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .