Seme (semantics)

Seme, the smallest unit of meaning recognized in semantics, refers to a single characteristic of a sememe. These characteristics are defined according to the differences between sememes. The term was introduced by Eric Buyssens in the 1930s and developed by Bernard Pottier in the 1960s. It is the result produced when determining the minimal elements of meaning, which enables one to describe words multilingually. Such elements provide a bridge to component analysis and the initial work of ontologies.

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Types of reference works	Dictionary Glossary Lexicon Phrase book Thesaurus

Types of dictionaries	Advanced learner's Anagram Bilingual Biographical Conceptual Defining Electronic Encyclopedic Etymological Explanatory Grammatical Idiom Language for specific purposes dictionary Machine-readable Maximizing Medical Minimizing Monolingual learner's Multi-field Phonetic Picture Pronouncing Reverse Rhyming Rime Single-field Specialized Spelling Sub-field Visual Word formation dictionary

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Seme (semantics)

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