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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

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of semiotic1

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

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

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

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

They deal in what Robert Reich called symbol manipulation, semiotic activity par excellence.

The word symbol points to work become semiotic praxis, but this is not what I am after here.

They define an age of semiotic focus, in that symbol manipulation follows language processing.

That is, the structure of family-based semiotic processes and the structure of the family are similar.

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