semanticsetting
nounUK /sɪˈmæntɪk ˈsɛtɪŋ/
US /sɪˈmæntɪk ˈsɛtɪŋ/
The meaning of a word or sentence in the situation where it is used.
The semanticsetting of the word 'bank' changes depending on whether we are talking about money or a river.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The background knowledge that helps people understand what words really mean.
Knowing the speaker was joking was part of the semanticsetting for his silly comment.
3. The way a computer program decides what a word or symbol means.
The programmer checked the semanticsetting to see how the variable was understood.
4. The situation that gives a phrase its special meaning in a story or conversation.
In the story, the semanticsetting made the old saying mean something new.