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se·mi·ol·o·gy
also se·mei·ol·o·gy (sē′mē-ŏl′ə-jē, sĕm′ē-, sē′mī-)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 sēmeion, sign; see semiotic + -logy.]
se′mi·ol′o·gist n.
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semiology
(ˌsɛmɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ˌsiːmɪ-) orsemeiology
n
(Linguistics) another word for semiotics
[C17 (in the sense 'sign language'): from Greek sēmeion sign + -logy]
semiologic, ˌsemioˈlogical, ˌsemeioˈlogic, ˌsemeioˈlogical adj
ˌsemiˈologist, ˌsemeiˈologist n
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se•mi•ol•o•gy
(ˌsi miˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ-)n.
the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
[1885–90; < Greek sēmeî(on) sign]
se`mi•o•log′ic (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪk) se`mi•o•log′i•cal, adj.
se`mi•ol′o•gist, n.
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semeiology, semiology, semology
the study or science of signs; semantics. — semeiologist, semiologist, n. — semeiologic, semiologic, semeiological, semiological, adj.
See also: Linguistics-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
semiology
The study of signs, symbols, and signals.
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