semiotics
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Etymology [edit]
Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “fitted for marking, portending”), from σημειοῦν (semeioun, “to mark, interpret as a portend”), from σημεῖον (semeion, “a mark, sign, token”), from σῆμα (sema, “mark, sign”).
Noun [edit]
semiotics (uncountable)
- The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
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Translations [edit]
study of signs
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External links [edit]
- semiotics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- semiotics in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- semiotics at OneLook Dictionary Search
