semantics
/sɪˈmæntɪks/ · noun
Meaning
- A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
- The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
- The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
- The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.
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