Associations to the word «Semasiology»

Wiktionary

SEMASIOLOGY, noun. (linguistics) Semantics; A discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.

Dictionary definition

SEMASIOLOGY, noun. The branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.