semantiikka — meaning in English

English meaning

• semantics noun The branch of linguistics concerned with meaning in language.

Senses

semantiikka is used for these senses in English:

• semantics The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
• semantics The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

semantics — full definition

1. noun The branch of linguistics concerned with meaning in language.
2. noun Informally, the fine distinctions or technicalities of wording in an argument, often used dismissively.

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