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se·mi·ot·ics

also se·mei·ot·ics (sē′mē-ŏt′ĭks, sĕm′ē-, sē′mī-)

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.

se′mi·o·ti′cian (-ə-tĭsh′ən) n.

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semiotician

(ˌsɛmɪəˈtɪʃən) or

semioticist

(Linguistics) a person who studies semiotics

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semiotician - a specialist in the study of meaning

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