semiotics (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *semiotics*:
NOUN	cognition	semiotics, semiology	(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

semiotics > pronunciation
Sounds	seh.miyaa'tihks
Rhymes	acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks...

English > *semiotics*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols.
Synonym	semiology
Category	philosophy	The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
Broader	philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory	A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
Spanish	semiología, semiótica
Catalan	semiologia, semiòtica
Adjectives	semiotic, semiotical	of or relating to semiotics
Nouns	semiotician	a specialist in the study of meaning / meaning

HyperDic: semiotics