ˌsē]ˌmīˈōsə̇s, ˌse], ]_mēˈ- noun
( plural semio·ses -ōˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sēmeiōsis observation of signs, examination, from sēmeioun to observe signs + -ōsis -osis
: the process in which something functions as a sign to an organism