ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Classeme

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Classeme is a noun meaning (semiotics) A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.

Meaning

(semiotics) A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.

Example Sentences

Given that "bark" has two classemes, human and canine, it is the presence of the dog or the commissioner that decides whether "bark" is taken in a literal or figurative sense.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include semon, seme, syntagma, semanteme, semeion, sememe.

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