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semantics | nomenclature |

As an adjective semantics

is .

As a noun nomenclature is

(obsolete) a name.

semantics

English

Noun

(wikipedia semantics) (-)
  • (linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
  • Semantics is a foundation of lexicography.
  • The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
  • * 2006 , Patrick Blackburn, Johan Bos, and Kristina Striegnitz, [http://www.learnprolognow.org/lpnpage.php?pagetype=html&pageid=lpn-htmlse32 Learn Prolog Now!] , section 8.1:
  • In fact, nowadays a lot is known about the semantics of natural languages, and it is surprisingly easy to build semantic representations which partially capture the meaning of sentences or even entire discourses.
  • The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
  • The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
    The semantics of a single preposition is a dissertation in itself.

    Derived terms

    * algebraic semantics * axiomatic semantics * computational semantics * denotational semantics * formal semantics * lexical semantics * mathematical semantics * operational semantics * statistical semantics

    See also

    *

    nomenclature

    Noun

  • (obsolete) A name.
  • A set of names or terms.
  • A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
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  • It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.

    Synonyms

    * terminology

    Derived terms

    * zoological nomenclature

    See also

    * taxonomy