"semiosphere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: semiospheres [plural]
Etymology: semio- + -sphere Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semio|-sphere}} semio- + -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} semiosphere (plural semiospheres)
  1. (semiotics) The sphere of semiosis in which the sign processes operate in the set of all interconnected Umwelts; The domain of all signs that represent and define a culture. Wikipedia link: semiosphere Categories (topical): Semiotics

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