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semantics (iou)



semantics noun pl. Treated as sing. or (now rare) pl. L19.
[from SEMANTICO-: see -ICS.]
The branch of linguistics that deals with meaning; (the study or analysis of) the relationships between linguistic symbols and their meanings. L19.
transf. The interpretation of signs in general. M20.