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SEMIOTICS
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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 ("semiotics" 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)
Derivation:
semiotic; semiotical (of or relating to semiotics)
semiotician (a specialist in the study of meaning)
