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Stylistic vs Semantic - What's the difference?

stylistic | semantic |

As adjectives the difference between stylistic and semantic

is that stylistic is of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style while semantic is of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.

stylistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style

    • 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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