Etymology

semasiography

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Today it means: The use of symbols to communicate information, such as with musical or mathematical notation, road signs, or emojis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σημασία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσημασία“the meaning of a word”
  2. English todaysemasiography

From Ancient Greek σημασία (sēmasía, “the meaning of a word”) + -graphy.

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