semiology en · NOUN
Etymology
From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, semio- + -logy.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Semiotics, the study of signs.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The art of using signs in signalling.
- (countable, uncountable) The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| semiologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
el σημειολογία (semiotics) · ca semiologia (semiotics) · pt semiologia (semiotics) · pl semiologia (semiotics) · ro semiologie (semiotics) · es semiología (semiotics) · fr sémiologie (semiotics) · fi semiologia (semiotics) · it semiologia (semiotics) · ru семио́тика (semiotics) · sv semiologi (semiotics)