/ sɪˈmæntɪk; NAmE / adjective
[ usually before noun ] ( linguistics ) connected with the meaning of words and sentences
► se·man·tic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :
semantically related words
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French sémantique , from Greek sēmantikos significant, from sēmainein signify, from sēma sign.