semantics

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
2. (countable, uncountable) The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
3. (countable, uncountable) The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.
4. (countable, uncountable) The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance.
5. (countable, uncountable) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
6. (broadly, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Pettiness or triviality.

Sinonieme

semasiology

meaning

bearing

essence

import

magnitude

moment

purport

semiology

sense

significance

study of meaning

semanteme

sematology

account

Vertalings

Semantik

sémantique

semántica

semantica

semântica

semàntica

semantiek

σημασιολογία

anlambilim

betekenisleer

anlam bilimi

عِلْم اَلْمَعَانِي

mathematische Einheiten

Bedeutungslehre

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sɪˈmæntɪks/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French sémantique, displacing earlier semasiology. From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). By surface analysis, semantic + -ics.