semiotic

[ see-mee-ot-ik, sem-ee, see-mahy- ]

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adjectiveAlso se·mi·ot·i·cal.

of or relating to signs.
of or relating to semiotics.

Medicine/Medical. of or relating to symptoms; symptomatic.

noun

semiotics.

Origin of semiotic

First recorded in 1615–20; from Greek sēmeiōtikós “observant of (medical) signs, significant,” equivalent to sēmeiō-, verbal stem of sēmeioûn “to interpret as a sign” (derivative of Greek sēmeîon “sign”) + -tikos adjective suffix; cf. semantic, -ic

Words Nearby semiotic

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How to use semiotic in a sentence

Politicians in Washington may think of slaughter in semiotic terms, but the people on the ground never do.
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His academic semiotic and philosophical works wield a thousandth of the influence of his bestsellers.
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This is what prompted Felix Hausdorf to define the human being as zoon semeiotikon- semiotic animal, sign-using animal.
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They deal in what Robert Reich called symbol manipulation, semiotic activity par excellence.
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The word symbol points to work become semiotic praxis, but this is not what I am after here.
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They define an age of semiotic focus, in that symbol manipulation follows language processing.
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That is, the structure of family-based semiotic processes and the structure of the family are similar.
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British Dictionary definitions for semiotic

semiotic

semeiotic

/ (ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪk, ˌsiːmɪ-) /

adjective

relating to signs and symbols, esp spoken or written signs
relating to semiotics

of, relating to, or resembling the symptoms of disease; symptomatic

Origin of semiotic

C17: from Greek sēmeiōtikos taking note of signs, from sēmeion a sign

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