SEMIOLOGY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

Synonyms:

semiology; semiotics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("semiology" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

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