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