Semasiology Definition
simāsēäləjē
noun
Webster's New World
(linguistics) A discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.
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Synonyms:
- conceptual semantics
- cognitive semantics
Origin of Semasiology
From Ancient Greek σημασία (semasia, “the meaning of a word") + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study"), from σημαίνω (semaino, “I show by a sign, signify"), from σῆμα (sÄ“ma, “a mark, sign").
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