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semiotics

Syllabification: (se·mi·ot·ics)
Pronunciation: /ˌsēmēˈätiks, ˌsemē-, ˌsemˌī-/
Definition of semiotics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

Derivatives

semiotic

adjective

semiotically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

semiotician

Pronunciation: /ˌsemēəˈtiSHən, ˌsēmēə-/
noun

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek sēmeiotikos 'of signs', from sēmeioun 'interpret as a sign'

semiotics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of semiotics in the British & World English dictionary

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