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Philologist vs Semantic - What's the difference?

philologist | semantic |

As a noun philologist

is a person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

As an adjective semantic is

semantic.

philologist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

    • Synonyms

    * philologer

    External links

    * (wikipedia "philologist")

    semantic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
  • (software design, of code) Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
  • Petty]] or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, [[niggle, niggling.

    • Derived terms

    * antisemantic * semantically * semantic change * semantic field * semantic shift

    Related terms

    * seme * sememe * semantics * semasiology * sematic * sematology * semiotic * semiotics

    References

    * (Semantic Web) * * * * " Semantic code: What? Why? How?" in boagworld. *

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