semasiography

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noun

The use of symbols to communicate information, such as with musical or mathematical notation, road signs, or emojis.

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Meanings

nounsemasiography (countable and uncountable, plural semasiographies)

plural semasiographies

  1. countableuncountableThe use of symbols to communicate information, such as with musical or mathematical notation, road signs, or emojis.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσημασία“the meaning of a word”
  2. Englishsemasiography

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

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Cite this entry
APA

semasiography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semasiography

MLA

“semasiography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semasiography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semasiography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semasiography.

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