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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Word of the Day

26 February 2025

ACRIMONIOUS

(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; ā€œan acrimonious disputeā€; ā€œbitter about the divorceā€


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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