Meanings
nounsemiology (countable and uncountable, plural semiologies)
plural semiologies
- countableuncountableSemiotics, the study of signs.
- countabledateduncountableThe science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
- countabledateduncountableThe art of using signs in signalling.
- countableuncountableThe symptom expression of an epileptic seizure.
Synonyms & antonyms
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noun(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
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Broader
philosophical doctrinephilosophical theory
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσημεῖον“sign”
- New Latinsemaeologia
- Englishsemiology
From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, semio- + -logy.
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Catalan semiologia
- semiologiasemiotics
Finnish semiologia
- semiologiasemiotics
French sémiologie
- sémiologiesemiotics
Greek σημειολογία
- σημειολογία (simeiología)semiotics
Italian semiologia
- semiologiasemiotics
Polish semiologia
- semiologiasemiotics
Portuguese semiologia
- semiologiasemiotics
Romanian semiologie
- semiologiesemiotics
Russian семио́тика
- семио́тика (semiótika)semiotics
Spanish semiología
- semiologíasemiotics
Swedish semiologi
- semiologisemiotics
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Cite this entry
APA
semiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiology
MLA
“semiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiology.
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