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Semantik

semantics

noun ze-MAN-tik Rare

Origin: from Greek semantikos

Also means

study of meaning

Usage Note

Semantik is the branch of linguistics dealing with meaning in language — the relationship between words, phrases, and their referents. Semantische Verschiebung (semantic shift) describes how word meanings change over time.

Examples

"In der Semantik untersucht man, was Wörter bedeuten und wie sie sich aufeinander beziehen."

Natural Translation

In semantics one investigates what words mean and how they relate to each other.

Literal Translation

In the semantics one investigates what words mean and how they on-each-other relate.

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