semantic

UK /sɪˈmæntɪk/ US /sɪˈmæntɪk/

adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.

Reflecting intended structure and meaning.

Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling.

noun

In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.

Its semantic is polysyllabic, viz. it uses the word formations of spoken Chinese.

In this particular case, the semantic is on the left of its host sinogram.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, conceptual, large, mean, non-existent, particular, polysyllabic, pragmatic

VERB + SEMANTIC

'dreaming', mining, playing, read, text, work

SEMANTIC + NOUN

analysis, equivalence, gamut, journey, motivations, protean, spaces, viz

PREP.

in, on, on

ADV.

quite

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Example Bank

Its semantic is polysyllabic, viz. it uses the word formations of spoken Chinese.

Wiktionary

In this particular case, the semantic is on the left of its host sinogram.

Wiktionary

The 亻(人) ren2 'person' semantic has been replaced by 氵(水) shui3 'water' semantic in浸, but帚 zhou3 'broom' has phonetically or semantically nothing to do with 浸 and is just a residue of 侵 after亻(人) ren2

Wiktionary

Here's an example of a semantic gamut: non-existent, unique, rare, uncommon, common, trite, worn-out, universal.

Tatoeba · #2047342

Semantic equivalence is protean as well as fuzzy: what hoi polloi find equivalent may to cognoscenti be quite distinct.

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If you like "Oz," you may like the article "What does Jukurrpa ('Dreamtime', 'Dreaming') mean? A semantic and conceptual journey of discovery."

Tatoeba · #10673435

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, semantic is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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