extrasemantic

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adjective

Outside or beyond what is semantic.

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Meanings

adjectiveextrasemantic (comparative more extrasemantic, superlative most extrasemantic)

comparative more extrasemantic · superlative most extrasemantic

  1. Outside or beyond what is semantic.

    In addition, extrasemantic properties (often nonverbal) usually accompany semantic information (e.g., vocal tone). These extrasemantic properties can serve as affective cues themselves.

    2001, Joseph P. Forgas, Feeling and thinking: the role of affect in social cognition

Origin

From extra- + semantic.

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APA

extrasemantic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasemantic

MLA

“extrasemantic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasemantic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrasemantic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrasemantic.

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