Semantic is used to describe things that deal with the meanings of words and sentences.
He did not want to enter into a semantic debate.
semantic in British English
(sɪˈmæntɪk)
adjective
1.
of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols
2.
of or relating to semantics
3. logic
concerned with the interpretation of a formal theory, as when truth tables are given as an account of the sentential connectives
Also: semantical
Derived forms
semantically (seˈmantically)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from Greek sēmantikos having significance, from sēmainein to signify, from sēma a sign
semantic in American English
(səˈmæntɪk)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to meaning, esp. meaning in language
2.
of or according to semantics as a branch of linguistics or of semiotics
Also seˈmantical
Derived forms
semantically (seˈmantically)
adverb
Word origin
Gr sēmantikos, significant < sēmainein, to show, explain by a sign < sēma, a sign, symbol < IE *dhyāmṇ (> Sans dhyāman, thought) < base *dhyā-, to see, behold
Examples of 'semantic' in a sentence
semantic
Thus, your semantic memory contains an image of a cat.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
These should be indelibly carved in the semantic memory, so forgetting them could mean a problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These should be hard-wired in the semantic memory, so forgetting them could mean youhave a problem.