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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 symbolsplay

  Familiarity information: SEMIOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEMIOLOGY (noun)


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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