SEMIOTICS

semiotics, semiology

(noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

semiotics (uncountable)

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

(dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.

Anagrams

• misticoes, societism

Source: Wiktionary


Se`mei*ot"ics, or Se`mi*ot"ics, n.

Definition: Semeiology.

Se`mi*ot"ics, n.

Definition: Same as Semeiotics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MINESHAFT

(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


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