"semiosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: semiosises [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Charles Sanders Peirce to describe a process that interprets signs as referring to their objects, as described in his theory of sign relations, or semiotics. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} semiosis (countable and uncountable, plural semiosises)
  1. (semiotics) Any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning. Wikipedia link: Charles Sanders Peirce, semiosis Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Semiotics Derived forms: anthroposemiosis, biosemiosis, endosemiosis, exosemiosis, phytosemiosis, zoosemiosis

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