sematic

sematic
se·mat·ic

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Sematic — Se*mat ic (s[ e]*m[a^]t [i^]k), a. [Gr. sh^ma, sh matos, sign, token.] Significant; ominous; serving as a warning of danger; applied esp. to the warning colors or forms of certain animals. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sematic — [si mat′ik] adj. [< Gr sēma (gen. sēmatos), a sign (see SEMANTIC) + IC] Zool. serving as a sign of danger, as the coloration of some poisonous snakes …   English World dictionary

  • Sematic — Infobox musical artist Name = Sematic Background = group or band Origin = Virginia flagicon|USA Genre = Alternative rock Post grunge metal Years active = 2003–Present URL = [http://www.sematicmusic.com/ Official site] Current members = Tim… …   Wikipedia

  • sematic — adj. [Gr. sema, sign] Functioning as a warning of danger, as signalling colors of insects, or disagreeable odors of certain poisonous or dangerous animals; see allosematic, antiaposematic, aposematic, parasematic, pseudosematic, episematic,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • sematic — /si mat ik/, adj. Biol. serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals. [1885 90; < Gk semat (s. of sêma) sign + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • sematic — adjective (of the colouring of some insects etc) acting as a sign of danger …   Wiktionary

  • sematic — {{11}} 1890, from Gk. semat , comb. form of sema (gen. sematos) “sign” + IC (Cf. ic). {{12}} 1890, from Gk. semat , comb. form of sema sign (see SEMANTIC (Cf. semantic)) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sematic — se•mat•ic [[t]sɪˈmæt ɪk[/t]] adj. anb warning of danger, as a conspicuous marking on a poisonous animal • Etymology: 1885–90; < Gk sēmat (s. of sêma) sign …   From formal English to slang

  • sematic — /səˈmætɪk/ (say suh matik) adjective serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colours or markings of certain poisonous animals. {Greek sema sign + ic} …  

  • sematic —   a. Zoology, (of coloration) serving as a warning.    ♦ sematography n. writing in signs and not letters.    ♦ sematology, n. semantics …   Dictionary of difficult words

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