semiotic
English
Alternative forms
- semeiotic, semeiotical, semiotical
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “observant of signs”), ultimately derived from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”). Compare semiotics.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Adjective
semiotic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
- 2012, Michele Zappavigna, Discourse of Twitter and Social Media:
- Applying a meme beyond its semiotic used-by date is undesirable, lowering status.
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- (medicine, dated) Of or relating to the signs or symptoms of diseases.
Translations
of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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)
Anagrams
- comities
Romanian
Etymology
From French sémiotique.
Adjective
semiotic m or n (feminine singular semiotică, masculine plural semiotici, feminine and neuter plural semiotice)
- semiotic
Declension
Declension of semiotic
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | semiotic | semiotică | semiotici | semiotice | ||
definite | semioticul | semiotica | semioticii | semioticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | semiotic | semiotice | semiotici | semiotice | ||
definite | semioticului | semioticei | semioticilor | semioticelor |