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semiotics

[see-mee-ot-iks, sem-ee-, see-mahy-] / ˌsi miˈɒt ɪks, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /
NOUN
study of signs as elements of communication
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Arcane semiotics throughout the ship were carefully reproduced.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Roland Barthes was a French literary critic who worked in semiotics, the study of signs and symbols, just as Jung did.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

“I don’t have anything to say. It’s the semiotics of theater without the content.”

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

So that’s one way to talk about it, is just semiotics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022

A degree in semiotics was not required to see that I was in the presence of an ironist.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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