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sematology

sematology noun: the science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs.

Noun

sematology (usually uncountable, plural sematologies)

  1. (usually) The science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs.

Forms of sematology

pluralsematologies

Origin of sematology

From Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”).

Words formed from sematology

Questions about sematology

What does sematology mean?
Sematology means the science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs.
What part of speech is sematology?
Sematology is a noun.
What is the plural of sematology?
The plural of sematology is sematologies.

Words near sematology in the dictionary

  1. sematilide
  2. sematological
  3. sematologies
  4. sematologist
  5. sematologists
  6. sematology
  7. sematophyllaceous
  8. sematosensory
  9. sematrope
  10. sematropes
  11. sematurid

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