Semantics

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Semantics:

The branch of linguistics concerned with literal meaning in language.

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Denotation:

The literal, objective, dictionary definition of a word.

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Connotation:

The emotional, cultural, or subjective associations attached to a word.

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Synonymy:

Words with identical or closely related meanings (e.g., big / large).

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Antonymy:

Words with opposite meanings (e.g., hot / cold).

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Hyponymy:

A hierarchical relation where a specific term (hyponym) falls under a general category term (hypernym) (e.g., dog is a hyponym of animal).

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Polysemy:

A single word having multiple related meanings (e.g., bank as a financial institution vs. a riverbank).