semantics
nounfemininetécnico/sɨ.ˈmɐ̃.ti.kɐ/medium
se·mân·ti·ca
Definition
The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.
The debate was more about semantics than actual policy.
She specializes in formal semantics.
Common collocations
lexical semanticssemantic fieldsemantic analysissemantic shift
Etymology
Do francês 'sémantique', por sua vez do grego 'sēmantikós' (significativo), de 'sēma' (signo).