Definition of SEMIOLOGY

semiology

Meanings

Plural: semiologies

Noun

  • (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
  • Semiotics, the study of signs.
  • The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
  • The art of using signs in signalling.
  • The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”).

Synonyms

semiotics

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