semantics

One entry found for semantics.

Main Entry: se·man·tics
Pronunciation: si-mant-iks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: the study of meanings: a : the historical and psychological study and the classification of changes in the signification of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development b (1) : SEMIOTIC (2) : a branch of semiotic dealing with the relations between signs and what they refer to and including theories of denotation, extension, naming, and truth