"psychosemantics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: psycho- + semantics Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|psycho|semantics}} psycho- + semantics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} psychosemantics (uncountable)
  1. The study of how meaning is inferred. Tags: uncountable Related terms: psychosemantic
    Sense id: en-psychosemantics-en-noun-7BrRNIyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with psycho-

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