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What are the 7 types of meanings in semantics?

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Final answer:

The 7 types of meanings in semantics are denotation, connotation, metaphor, simile, personification, rhythm, and point of view.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 7 types of meanings in semantics are:

  1. Denotation: the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
  2. Connotation: the emotional or cultural associations that a word carries.
  3. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe something by comparing it to something else.
  4. Simile: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe something by comparing it to something else using 'like' or 'as'.
  5. Personification: giving human qualities to non-human things.
  6. Rhythm: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.
  7. Point of view: the perspective from which a story or narrative is told.

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