semiology
or se·mei·ol·o·gy
[ see-mee-ol-uh-jee, sem-ee-, see-mahy- ]
/ ˌsi miˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /
noun
the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
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Nearby words
seminoles, seminoma, seminuria, semiochemical, semiofficial, semiology, semiopaque, semiotic, semiotician, semiotics, semioviparous
Origin of semiology
Related formsse·mi·o·log·ic [see-mee-uh-loj-ik, sem-ee-, se-mahy-] /ˌsi mi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛ maɪ-/, se·mi·o·log·i·cal, adjectivese·mi·ol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for semiology
Derived Formssemiologic (ˌsɛmɪəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˌsiːmɪ-), semiological, semeiologic or semeiological, adjectivesemiologist or semeiologist, noun
Word Origin for semiology
C17 (in the sense ``sign language''): from Greek sēmeion sign + -logy
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Word Origin and History for semiology
semiology
1690s, "sign language," from Greek semeion "a sign, mark, token," from sema (cf. semiotic) + -ology. As "branch of medical science concerned with symptoms," 1839; as "logical theory of signs" from 1923. Related: Semiological.
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