"semiology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: semiologies [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|semaeologia}} New Latin semaeologia, {{der|en|grc|σημεῖον||sign}} Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} semiology (countable and uncountable, plural semiologies)
  1. Semiotics, the study of signs. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (semiotics): semiologia [feminine] (Catalan), semiologia (Finnish), sémiologie [feminine] (French), σημειολογία (simeiología) [feminine] (Greek), semiologia [feminine] (Italian), semiologia [feminine] (Polish), semiologia [feminine] (Portuguese), semiologie [feminine] (Romanian), семио́тика (semiótika) [feminine] (Russian), semiología (Spanish), semiologi (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-semiology-en-noun-HGfgAQaP Disambiguation of 'semiotics': 89 4 5 2
  2. (dated) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-semiology-en-noun-YU6GuVy9
  3. (dated) The art of using signs in signalling. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-semiology-en-noun-riLGkvJ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -logy, English terms suffixed with -ology, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 63 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 11 20 57 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 10 21 59 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 20 60 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 21 64 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 22 69 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 17 52 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 17 52 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 19 57 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 16 49 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 20 61 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 16 47 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 16 50 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 17 52 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 20 61 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 19 64 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 17 53 22
  4. The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-semiology-en-noun-qkd023JD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: semiotics Related terms: symbology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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