semasiologicadj.
/sᵻˌmeɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/, /sᵻˌmeɪsɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/, U.S. /səˌmeɪsiəˈlɑdʒɪk/, /səˌmeɪziəˈlɑdʒɪk/ Linguistics.
= semasiological adj.
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sematic1855
semasiological1880
sematological1882
semasiologic1889
semantic1890
semantical1904
semological1913
1889 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 10 137 The development and shaping of the semasiologic functions of any given word.
1909 L. Bloomfield in Mod. Philol. 7 248 A number of examples are here given of secondary Germanic ablaut forms exhibiting a..feature of semasiologic differentiation.
2011 U. Sutrop in C. P. Biggam et al. New Direct. Colour Stud. i. 47 Language axes such as..synchronic vs. diachronic, semasiologic vs. onomasiologic, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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