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Word of the Day – Semantic

By December 24, 2020Word of the Day

Semantic (adj)

sem-an-tik

Relating to meaning in language or logic.

Mid 17th century from French sémantique, from Greek sēmantikos ‘significant’, from sēmainein ‘signify’, from sēma ‘sign’.

Example sentences

“Unfortunately written language does have its semantic limits.”

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Word of the Day – Pneuma

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Word of the Day - Pneuma (noun) nu-muh

Word of the Day – Hue

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Word of the Day - Hue (noun) hew

Word of the Day – Coherent

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Word of the Day - Coherent (adj) ko-hee-rent

Word of the Day – Congeal

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Word of the Day - Congeal (verb) kon-jeel

Word of the Day – Derogate

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Word of the Day - Derogate (verb) der-oh-gayt

Word of the Day – Inspissate

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Word of the Day - Inspissate (noun) in-spis-ayt

Word of the Day – Disparage

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Word of the Day - Disparage (verb) dis-par-idj

Word of the Day – Multilateral

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Word of the Day - Multilateral (adj) mult-ee-lat-uh-rel

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