semiotic
[ see-mee-ot-ik, sem-ee, see-mahy- ]
/ ˌsi miˈɒt ɪk, ˌsɛm i, ˌsi maɪ- /
adjective Also se·mi·ot·i·cal.
of or relating to signs.
of or relating to semiotics.
Medicine/Medical.
of or relating to symptoms; symptomatic.
noun
Origin of semiotic
1615–20;
(def 3) < Greek
sēmeiōtikós significant, equivalent to
sēmeiō-, verbid stem of
sēmeioûn to interpret as a sign (derivative of Greek
sēmeîon sign) +
-tikos
-tic;
(def 4) < Greek
sēmeiōtikḗ, noun use of feminine of
sēmeiōtikós, adapted by John Locke (on the model of Greek
logikḗ
logic, etc.; see
-ic) to mean “the doctrine of signs”;
(defs 1, 2) based on Locke's coinage or a reanalysis of the Gk word
Words nearby semiotic
seminuria,
semiochemical,
semiofficial,
semiology,
semiopaque,
semiotic,
semiotician,
semiotics,
semioviparous,
semipalatinsk,
semipalmate
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British Dictionary definitions for semiotic
semiotic
semeiotic
/ (ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪk, ˌsiːmɪ-) /
adjective
relating to signs and symbols, esp spoken or written signs
relating to semiotics
of, relating to, or resembling the symptoms of disease; symptomatic
Word Origin for semiotic
C17: from Greek
sēmeiōtikos taking note of signs, from
sēmeion a sign