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semiotics
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se·mi·ot·ics also se·mei·ot·ics  (sm-tks, sm-, sm-)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The theory and study of signs and symbols, especially as elements of language or other systems of communication, and comprising semantics, syntactics, and pragmatics.

semi·o·tician (--tshn) n.

semiotics, semeiotics [ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪks ˌsiːmɪ-]
n (functioning as singular)
1. (Linguistics) the study of signs and symbols, esp the relations between written or spoken signs and their referents in the physical world or the world of ideas See also semantics, syntactics, pragmatics
2. (Medicine) the scientific study of the symptoms of disease; symptomatology Also called semiology semeiology

semiotics
a theory of symbology that embraces pragmatics and linguistics. — semiotic, adj.
See also: Knowledge
the study of the relationship between symbology and language. — semiotician, semioticist, n.
See also: Linguistics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.semiotics - (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
Translations
semiotics [ˌsemɪˈɒtɪks] NSINGsemiótica f
semiotics [ˌsɛmiˈɒtɪks] nsémiotique f
semi-precious semiprecious [ˌsɛmiˈprɛʃəs] adj [stone] → semi-précieux/euse
semiotics
n singSemiotik f
semiotics semeiotics [ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪks] nsg (Ling) → semiotica (Med) → semeiotica
semiotics semeiotics [ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪks] nsg (Ling) → semiotica (Med) → semeiotica


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