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sematic, a.|sɪːˈmætɪk|
[f. Gr. σηµατ-, σῆµα sign + -ic.]
1. Biol. Of mimetic colours: Serving for signal or warning.
1890Poulton Colours of Animals xvii. 336 Sematic or Warning and Signalling Colours.
†2. = semantic a. Obs. rare—1.
1855J. W. Powell in Trans. Anthropol. Soc. Washington III. 189 While in the present state of knowledge it is perhaps not possible to set forth clearly the resultant sematic and structural effects upon any language, in linguistic arts important effects are discovered. |