Synonyms

semiology

American

[see-mee-ol-uh-jee, sem-ee-, see-mahy-] / ˌsi miˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /

Or semeiology

noun

the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.

semiology British

/ ˌsiːmɪ-, ˌsɛmɪəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˌsɛmɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌsiːmɪ- /

noun

another word for semiotics

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Etymology

Origin of semiology

1885–90; < Greek sēmeîo ( n ) sign + -logy

Example Sentences

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“Irony does not involve the simple substitution of the opposite for the literal meaning,” said Barthes in "Elements of Semiology."

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

The book is based on the lecture delivered at the inauguration of the Chair of Literary Semiology at the Collège de France on January 7, 1977.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

Semeiology, Semiology, sē-mī-ol′ō-ji, n. the sum of knowledge of the signs and symptoms of morbid conditions, symptomatology: the science of gesture or sign-language.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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