SEMIOTICS


Meaning of SEMIOTICS in English

[ ˌsɛmɪ'ɒtɪks ]

■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

Derivatives

semiotic adjective

semiotically adverb

semiotician -ə'tɪʃ(ə)n noun

Origin

C19: from Gk sēmeiotikos 'of signs'.

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