SEMIOSIS


Meaning of SEMIOSIS in English

[ ˌsɛmɪ'əʊsɪs ]

■ noun Linguistics the process of signification in language or literature.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk sēmeiosis '(inference from) a sign'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.