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SEMASIOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semasiology mean?
• SEMASIOLOGY (noun)
The noun SEMASIOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
Familiarity information: SEMASIOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
cognitive semantics; conceptual semantics; semasiology
Hypernyms ("semasiology" is a kind of...):
semantics (the study of language meaning)
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