semiotic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, observant of signs), ultimately derived from σῆμα (sêma, mark, sign). Compare semiotics.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

semiotic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
  2. (medicine, dated) Of or relating to the signs or symptoms of diseases.

Translations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for semiotic in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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