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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•mi•ot•ic (sē′mē ot′ik, sem′ē, sē′mī-),USA pronunciation adj. Also, se′mi•ot′i•cal. - Linguisticsof or pertaining to signs.
- Linguisticsof or pertaining to semiotics.
- Medicineof or pertaining to symptoms;
symptomatic.
n. - Linguisticssemiotics.
- Greek sēmeiōtiké̄, noun, nominal use of feminine of sēmeiōtikós, adapted by John Locke (on the model of Greek logiké̄ logic, etc; see -ic) to mean "the doctrine of signs''; (defs. 1, 2) based on Locke's coinage or a reanalysis of the Greek word
- Greek sēmeiōtikós significant, equivalent. to sēmeiō-, verbid stem of sēmeioûn to interpret as a sign (derivative of Greek sēmeîon sign) + -tikos -tic; (def. 4)
- (def. 3) 1615–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: semiotic, semeiotic /ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪk ˌsiːmɪ-/ adj - relating to signs and symbols, esp spoken or written signs
- relating to semiotics
- of, relating to, or resembling the symptoms of disease; symptomatic
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek sēmeiōtikos taking note of signs, from sēmeion a sign |