semantics

En español: semántica

1. A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words. (countable, uncountable) · Holonym: linguistics· Meronyms: semasiology, onomasiology
2. The study of the relationship between words and their meanings. (countable, uncountable)
3. The meaning or set of meanings of a linguistic element, such as a word, morpheme or utterance. (countable, uncountable) · In very ancient or poorly documented languages, the precise semantics of words tend to be uncertain.
4. The meanings of individual words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage. (countable, uncountable) · The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
5. The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax. (countable, uncountable) · file sharing and locking semantics
6. Pettiness or triviality. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) · Who cares? This is all just semantics!

Plural semantics