classeme

English

Etymology

From class +‎ -eme.

Noun

classeme (plural classemes)

1. (semiotics) A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.
   • 1986, Umberto Eco, Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language‎^[1], →ISBN, page 190:

     Given that "bark" has two classemes, human and canine, it is the presence of the dog or the commissioner that decides whether "bark" is taken in a literal or figurative sense.

Derived terms

• classemic

Translations

generic seme

• French: classème (fr)
• German: Klassem (de) n
• Korean: 분류의미소 (bullyuuimiso)
• Turkish: sınıfbirim (tr)