I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|äd.ik adjective
also semi·ot·i·cal -d.ə̇kəl
Etymology: semiotic from Greek sēmeiōtikos observant of signs, from sēmeiousthai to note or interpret signs, from sēmeion sign, from sēma sign; semiotical from Greek sēmeiōtikos + English -al — more at semantics
1. : semeiotic
2. : of or relating to semiotic
II. noun
( plural semiotics ; but singular or plural in construction )
: a general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises the three branches of syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics
• semi·o·ti·cian sə̇ˌmīəˈtishən, ˌsē]ˌmīə-, ˌse], ]mēə-\ noun -s