Definitions
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- adjective Outside or beyond what is
semantic .
Etymologies
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extra- + semantic
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Examples
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Lanser's essay valuably helps to explain some of literature's peculiar place in the deployment of sexuality because of its ability to install sexuality not only in semantic meaning but also in extrasemantic aspects of language.
Romantic Loves: A Response to _Historicizing Romantic Sexuality_ 2006
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