| semiotic | 1. Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as indicating thought. 2. <medicine> Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of diseases. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| semiotics | 1. The general philosophical theory of signs and symbols in communication, having three branches: syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics. 2. Obsolete term for symptomatology. Origin: see semiotic (05 Mar 2000) |