classeme

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English

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Etymology

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From class +‎ -eme.

Noun

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classeme (plural classemes)

  1. (semiotics) A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.
    • 1986, Umberto Eco, Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language[1], →ISBN, page 190:
      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.

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