general semantics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a doctrine and educational discipline intended to improve habits of response of human beings to their environment and one another especially by training in the more critical use of words and other symbols

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general semantics was in 1931

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“General semantics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20semantics. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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