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semiotics

/ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/US/ˌsɛm.iˈɑt.ɪks/

semiotics noun: the study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

Noun

semiotics (uncountable)

  1. The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
  2. (dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.

semiotics meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic and Indonesian

semiotics in Hindi

study of signs
संकेतविज्ञान saṅketvijñān

semiotics in Malayalam

ചിഹ്നവിജ്ഞാനം

semiotics in Arabic

study of signs
سميوطيقا

semiotics in Indonesian

study of signs
ilmu tanda, semiotika
More languagesFewer languages
semiotics in Persian
نشانهشناسی nešâne-šenâsi
semiotics in Vietnamese
kí hiệu học

Origin of semiotics

Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “fitted for marking, portending”), from σημειόω (sēmeióō, “to mark, interpret as a portend”), from σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark, sign, token”), from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”).

Words formed from semiotics

Questions about semiotics

What does semiotics mean?
Semiotics means the study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
What is semiotics in Hindi?
Semiotics in Hindi is संकेतविज्ञान (saṅketvijñān). See Semiotics meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is semiotics?
Semiotics is a noun.
How do you pronounce semiotics?
Semiotics is pronounced /ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/ (UK).

Words near semiotics in the dictionary

  1. semiotically
  2. semiotician
  3. semioticians
  4. semioticist
  5. semioticists
  6. semiotics
  7. semioval
  8. semiovals
  9. semiovariogram
  10. semiovate
  11. semiovert

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: semiotics (page history and authors); semiotics (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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