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Pronunciation / Transliteration: semantica
"Questa è una questione di semantica."
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The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.
"The debate over the new tax law is largely a matter of semantics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'sēmantikos' meaning 'significant', rooted in 'sēmainein' (to show by sign) and 'sēma' (sign). It entered modern linguistic terminology in the late 19th century through French ('sémantique') to describe the scientific study of meaning in language.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Semantics" is said worldwide
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sémantique
Transliteration: sémantique
"C'est une question de sémantique."
Semantik
Transliteration: Semantik
"Das ist eine Frage der Semantik."
semantica
Transliteration: semantica
"Questa è una questione di semantica."
semántica
Transliteration: semántica
"Es una cuestión de semántica."
semântica
Transliteration: semântica
"Isso é uma questão de semântica."
शब्दार्थ विज्ञान
Transliteration: shabdarth vigyan
"यह केवल शब्दार्थ विज्ञान का मामला है।"
语义学
Transliteration: yǔyìxué
"这纯粹是语义学的问题。"
의미론
Transliteration: uimiron
"이것은 의미론상의 문제입니다."
意味論
Transliteration: imiron
"それは言葉の定義、つまり意味論の問題にすぎない。"
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