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SEMIOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semiology mean?
• SEMIOLOGY (noun)
The noun SEMIOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
Familiarity information: SEMIOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
semiology; semiotics
Hypernyms ("semiology" is a kind of...):
philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
Domain category:
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
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