semantic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning

   Semantic analysis.

2. 2
   noun

   In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.

   Its semantic is polysyllabic, viz. it uses the word formations of spoken Chinese.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique.

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