semantic definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

or

relating

to

semantics

or

the

meanings

of

words

.

Noun

In

such

writing

systems

as

the

Chinese

writing

system

,

the

portion

of

a

phono-semantic

character

that

provides

an

indication

of

its

meaning

; ''

contrasted

with

''

phonetic

.