semantics sɪˈmantɪks/ noun noun: semantics; noun: logical semantics; noun: lexical semantics 1. the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. The two main areas are logical semantics, concerned with matters such as sense and reference and presupposition and implication, and lexical semantics, concerned with the analysis of word meanings and relations between them. the meaning of a word, phrase, or text. plural noun: semantics such quibbling over semantics may seem petty stuff
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