sem‧i‧ot‧ics /ˌsemiˈɒtɪks $ -ˈɑːt-/ (
also sem‧i‧ol‧o‧gy /ˌsemiˈɒlədʒi $ -ˈɑːl-/)
noun [uncountable] technical[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Greek;
Origin: semeiotikos 'looking at and understanding signs', from semeion 'sign']
the way in which people communicate through signs and images, or the study of this
—semiotic adjective—semiotician /ˌsemiəˈtɪʃ
ən/ (
also semiologist)
noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲