semantic

semantic
semantically, adv.
/si man"tik/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
2. of or pertaining to semantics.
Also, semantical.
[1655-65; < Gk semantikós having meaning, equiv. to semant(ós) marked (seman-, base of semaínein to show, mark + -tos verbal adj. suffix; akin to sêma sign) + -ikos -IC]

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