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Definition of semiotics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

semiotics

noun
 
/ˌsemiˈɒtɪks/
 
/ˌsemiˈɑːtɪks/
[uncountable]
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  1. the study of signs and symbols and of their meaning and use
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek sēmeiotikos ‘of signs’, from sēmeioun ‘interpret as a sign’.
See semiotics in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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