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semantics

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The study of meaning in language, including how words, phrases, and sentences convey meaning.

"A course in semantics looks at why 'big' and 'large' aren't always interchangeable."

In everyday speech, 'just semantics' is often used dismissively, to suggest an argument is only about word choice rather than substance.