meaning of language entity, study

SEMANTICS
List of words for the clue meaning of language entity, study from the crossword:
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WordClue
LINGOlanguage
LOGICstudy of inference and demonstration
SENSEmeaning
SLANGLanguage outside of conventional usage
THINGentity, being
EFFECTpurpose, meaning
IMPORTmeaning, significance
SPEECHspoken language
TONGUElanguage
WEIGHTimport, meaning
APHASIAinability to use spoken language
DIALECTvariety of a language
ESSENCEentity
PURPOSEmeaning, plan
GIBBERISHNonsensical language
PROFANITYsocially offensive form of language
AESTHETICSThe study or philosophy of beauty.
REPUTATIONsocial opinion about entity
LINGUISTICSstudy of language
PALEONTOLOGYscientific study of prehistoric life
SENSEmeaning
PURPOSEmeaning, plan