sematology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sematology (usually uncountable, plural sematologies)

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

Further reading

  • sematology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sematology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • sematology at OneLook Dictionary Search
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