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- adjective Pertaining to or resembling
semantics
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In a logic seminar he gave at the University of Warsaw between 1927 and 1929, Tarski proved several results that made reference to notions that later would be called "semantical", in particular results about the notions of definability and of truth in a structure (see Vaught
Alfred Tarski Gómez-Torrente, Mario 2006
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But that's still not sovereignty by semantical stretch. dustin
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Her latest effontery in categorizing the health care debate in semantical summersaults "" Obamas Death Panels "" and the inuendoes about her challenged child and old parents is an assault to the intelligence of the American public. bob
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But that's still not sovereignty by semantical stretch. dustin
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Sarcastro — are you saying this is only a semantical difference and therefore using the “deem” approach is OK because a majority approved it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010
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Or ... perhaps it's just a semantical misunderstanding.
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Then Spread happiness — this tiny, symbolic, semantical grain of happiness — share it with all those who seek it.
Archive 2008-11-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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As it happens, âhedgeâ is just another of those semantical stock market prevarications, along with the upbeat âcorrection,â which means âdecline,â and the responsible-sounding âleverage,â rich-person-speak for assuming massive debt.
Inside the fall of a famed hedge fund - Business - Macleans.ca 2010
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Sarcastro — are you saying this is only a semantical difference and therefore using the “deem” approach is OK because a majority approved it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010
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Funny semantical slips by politicians are not news-worthy.
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