sémantique

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós), late 19th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.mɑ̃.tik/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃tik

Adjective

sémantique (plural sémantiques)

  1. semantic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: semantic
  • German: Semantik

Noun

sémantique f (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) semantics
    Coordinate term: pragmatique
  2. (linguistics) meaning, signification
    Les copules, qui se réduisent au rôle de lien syntaxique entre sujet et attribut en estompant leur sémantique propre, sont souvent des verbes d'état.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Synonyms: signification, sens

Derived terms

  • sémantique formelle

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.