semantic fields

A form of semantic field — A group of words which all relate to the same subject or concept, or to overlapping aspects thereof (a set of subconcepts); the set of subconcepts themselves, portrayed metaphorically as a surface comprising contiguous regions, onto which each word's denotation can be mapped.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of semantic field
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