semantic
adjective
se·man·tic si-ˈman-tik 
variants or less commonly semantical
si-ˈman-ti-kəl
1
: of or relating to meaning in language
2
: of or relating to semantics
semantically
si-ˈman-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
the process of semantic development
Recent Examples on the Web And splitting stock—while a largely semantic maneuver—has psychological appeal for retail investors. 
Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022 Whether the United States is in a recession now or not is largely a semantic debate. Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 July 2022 In a semantic battle with Republicans, Dr. Fauci denied that the NIH funded such research. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 What others may see as a semantic difference is, for him, a deal-breaker. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 Cognitive performance was evaluated using an array of tests: immediate recall, late recall, recognition, semantic and phonemic verbal fluency and trail-making tests. Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 There are semantic memories, or memories of facts, like the names for different varieties of apples, or the capital of your home state. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Utility jargon is dense, and unless the semantic normalizations across the disparate sources are documented and locked down, errors will be introduced by individual data processors using bespoke judgments. Martha Amram, Forbes, 6 July 2022 There are semantic memories, or memories of facts, like the names for different varieties of apples, or the capital of your home state. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 See More
Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022 Whether the United States is in a recession now or not is largely a semantic debate. Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 July 2022 In a semantic battle with Republicans, Dr. Fauci denied that the NIH funded such research. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022 What others may see as a semantic difference is, for him, a deal-breaker. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 Cognitive performance was evaluated using an array of tests: immediate recall, late recall, recognition, semantic and phonemic verbal fluency and trail-making tests. Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 There are semantic memories, or memories of facts, like the names for different varieties of apples, or the capital of your home state. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Utility jargon is dense, and unless the semantic normalizations across the disparate sources are documented and locked down, errors will be introduced by individual data processors using bespoke judgments. Martha Amram, Forbes, 6 July 2022 There are semantic memories, or memories of facts, like the names for different varieties of apples, or the capital of your home state. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Greek sēmantikos significant, from sēmainein to signify, mean, from sēma sign, token
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1