n.
See semantics (sense 2).
[Greek sēmasiā, meaning (from sēmainein, to signify; see semantic) + LOGY.]
semasiological se·ma'si·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.semasiologist se·ma'si·ol'o·gist n.
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