semiotic

English

Alternative forms

semeiotic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “observant of signs”), ultimately derived from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”), cf. semiotics.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/
Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

semiotic (not comparable)

Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
(medicine, dated) Of or relating to the signs or symptoms of diseases.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for semiotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Translations

of or relating to semiotics or to semantics

Dutch: semiotisch
Finnish: semioottinen (fi)
French: sémiotique (fr)

German: semiotisch (de)
Interlingua: semiotic
Serbo-Croatian: semiotski

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