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se·man·tic  (s-mntk) also se·man·ti·cal (-t-kl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to meaning, especially meaning in language.
2. Of, relating to, or according to the science of semantics.
[French sémantique, from Greek smantikos, significant, from smantos, marked, from smainein, sman-, to signify, from sma, sign.]
se·manti·cal·ly adv.
semantic [sɪˈmæntɪk]
adj
1. (Linguistics) of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols
2. (Philosophy) of or relating to semantics
3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic concerned with the interpretation of a formal theory, as when truth tables are given as an account of the sentential connectives
[from Greek sēmantikos having significance, from sēmainein to signify, from sēma a sign]
semantically  adv
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Adj.1.semantic - of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning; "semantic analysis"
Translations
semantic [sɪˈmæntɪk] ADJ → semántico
semantic [sɪˈmæntɪk] adj → sémantique
semantic
adj, semantically
adv → semantisch
semantic [sɪˈmæntɪk] adj → semantico/a
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