noun
relational theory of meaning
A technical term in linguistics referring to theories where meaning arises from relations between expressions rather than from reference to objects or mental concepts.
意味の関係理論では、語の意味は他の語との関係によって決まると考える。
In the relational theory of meaning, the meaning of a word is considered to be determined by its relations to other words.
A compound of 意味 (meaning), の (possessive particle), 関係 (relation), and 理論 (theory), directly translating the English term 'relational theory of meaning'.