semantic C2 Topic:Register & Style US /sɪˈmæntɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #73727 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning Semantic analysis. 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. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites antisemantic Word family Derived forms asemanticautosemanticbiosemanticendosemanticepisemanticethnosemanticexosemanticextrasemanticgrammaticosemanticisosemanticlexicosemanticmetasemantic Related forms semanticalsemanticssemasiologysematicsematologysemesememesemioticsemiotics Common collocations semantic memory Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # semantic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /sɪˈmæntɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 73727 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning 2. 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. ## Examples - Semantic analysis. - Its semantic is polysyllabic, viz. it uses the word formations of spoken Chinese. ## Antonyms - antisemantic ## Derived Forms - asemantic - autosemantic - biosemantic - endosemantic - episemantic - ethnosemantic - exosemantic - extrasemantic - grammaticosemantic - isosemantic - lexicosemantic - metasemantic ## Related Forms - semantical - semantics - semasiology - sematic - sematology - seme - sememe - semiotic - semiotics ## Etymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown