"semiotics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/ [UK], /ˌsɛm.iˈɑt.ɪks/ [US], /ˌsiː.miˈɑt.ɪks/ [US], /ˌsiː.maɪˈɑt.ɪks/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-semiotics.wav
Etymology: Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “fitted for marking, portending”), from σημειόω (sēmeióō, “to mark, interpret as a portend”), from σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark, sign, token”), from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”). Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|John Locke|nobycat=1}} Coined by John Locke, {{der|en|grc|σημειωτικός||fitted for marking, portending}} Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “fitted for marking, portending”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} semiotics (uncountable)
  1. The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication. Tags: uncountable Translations (study of signs): semiotika [feminine] (Albanian), سميوطيقا (Arabic), նշանագիտություն (nšanagitutʻyun) (Armenian), semiòtica [feminine] (Catalan), 符號語言學 (Chinese Mandarin), 符号语言学 (fúhào yǔyánxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 符號學 (Chinese Mandarin), 符号学 (fúhàoxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 記號學 (Chinese Mandarin), 记号学 (jìhaoxué) (Chinese Mandarin), sémiotika [feminine] (Czech), semiotik [common-gender] (Danish), semiotiek [feminine] (Dutch), semiotiko (Esperanto), semiotiikka (Finnish), sémiotique [feminine] (French), სემიოტიკა (semioṭiḳa) (Georgian), Semiotik [feminine] (German), σημειολογία (simeiología) [feminine] (Greek), संकेतविज्ञान (saṅketvijñān) [masculine] (Hindi), semiotika (Indonesian), semiotica (Interlingua), semiotica [feminine] (Italian), 記号論 (kigōron) (alt: きごうろん) (Japanese), semiotikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), semiotikk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), semiotica [feminine] (Occitan), نشانهشناسی (nešâne-šenâsi) (Persian), semiotyka [feminine] (Polish), semiologia [feminine] (Polish), semiótica [feminine] (Portuguese), semiotică [feminine] (Romanian), семио́тика (semiótika) [feminine] (Russian), семио̀тика [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), semiòtika [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), semiótica [feminine] (Spanish), semiotik [common-gender] (Swedish), göstergebilim (Turkish), kí hiệu học (Vietnamese)
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  2. (dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology. Tags: dated, uncountable
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Derived forms: anthroposemiotics, biosemiotics, psychosemiotics, sociological semiotics, sociosemiotics, zoosemiotics
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