semantic
adjective /sɪˈmæntɪk/
/sɪˈmæntɪk/
[usually before noun] (linguistics)- connected with the meaning of words and sentences
- semantic analysis
Oxford Collocations DictionarySemantic is used with these nouns:- distinction
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French sémantique, from Greek sēmantikos ‘significant’, from sēmainein ‘signify’, from sēma ‘sign’.