semantics

[sĕ-man´tiks]

study of the meanings of words and the rules of their use; study of the relation between language and significance.

se·man·tics

(sĕ-man'tiks), A branch of semiotics:

1. The study of the significance and development of the meaning of words.

2. The study concerned with the relations between signs and their referents; the relations between the signs of a system; and human behavioral reaction to signs, including unconscious attitudes, influences of social institutions, and epistemologic and linguistic assumptions.

[G. sēmainō, to show]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

se·man·tics

(sĕ-man'tiks)

1. Study of the significance and development of the meaning of words.

2. The study concerned with the relations between signs and their referents.

[G. sēmainō, to show]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

semantics

The study of meaning, of the effectiveness with which thought is translated into language, and of the relationship between words and symbols and meaning.

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