semiotic

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

adjective

1. of or relating to signs.
2. of or relating to semiotics.
3. Medicine/Medical. of or relating to symptoms; symptomatic.

noun

1. semiotics.

semiotic

/ ˌsiːmɪ-; ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

1. relating to signs and symbols, esp spoken or written signs
2. relating to semiotics
3. of, relating to, or resembling the symptoms of disease; symptomatic

Word History and Origins

Origin of semiotic¹

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; semantic ( def ), -ic ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of semiotic¹

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

Example Sentences

Politicians in Washington may think of slaughter in semiotic terms, but the people on the ground never do.

From The Daily Beast

His academic semiotic and philosophical works wield a thousandth of the influence of his bestsellers.

From The Daily Beast

This is what prompted Felix Hausdorf to define the human being as zoon semeiotikon- semiotic animal, sign-using animal.

From Project Gutenberg

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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