— 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 ]