semantics

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• IPA ^(key): /sɪˈmæntɪks/

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Noun

Singular none

Plural semantics

1. (plural only) (linguistics) Semantics is the study of how languages (ways people talk) show meaning.

   We were studying the difference of semantics for both words and sentence between cultures.

   After his injury, he could not remember what words belonged together because of a problem with semantics.

2. (plural only) If an argument is based on semantics it is based on different meanings of words, not different ideas. Or, someone might use different meanings to be difficult.

   I've heard you talking about it, and it sound like its all semantics to me.

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