semiotics

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈɑt.ɪks/, /ˌsiː.miˈɑt.ɪks/, /ˌsiː.maɪˈɑt.ɪks/ === Noun === semiotics (uncountable) The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication. Holonym: social science (dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== semiology symbology === Further reading === “semiotics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “semiotics”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “semiotics”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === misticoes, societism