SEMIOSIS Meaning of SEMIOSIS in English [ ˌsɛmɪ'əʊsɪs ]■ noun Linguistics the process of signification in language or literature.Originearly 20th cent.: from Gk sēmeiosis '(inference from) a sign'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004