se·mi·ol·o·gy also se·mei·ol·o·gy (s  m- l  -j, s m-, sm -)n. 1. a. The science that deals with signs or sign language. b. The use of signs in signaling, as with a semaphore. 2. Symptomatology. [Greek s meion, sign; see semiotic + -logy.]se mi·olo·gist n. |
semiology, semeiology [ˌsɛmɪˈɒlədʒɪ ˌsiːmɪ-]
n
(Linguistics) another word for semiotics
[C17 (in the sense ``sign language''): from Greek sēmeion sign + -logy]
semiologic [ˌsɛmɪəˈlɒdʒɪk ˌsiːmɪ-], semiological, semeiologic, semeiological adj
semiologist , semeiologist n
semeiology, semiology, semology
the study or science of signs; semantics. — semeiologist, semiologist, n. — semeiologic, semiologic, semeiological, semiological, adj.
See also: Linguistics
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| Noun | 1. | semiology - (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy |
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