An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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1) Of or pertaining to → signs.
2) Of or pertaining to → semiotics.

From Gk. semeiotikos "significant," also "observant of signs," adj. form of semeiosis "indication," from semeion "to signal, interpret a sign," from sema "sign."

The study of linguistic and non-linguistic signs and symbols used in natural and artificially constructed languages. Semiotics is usually divided into three branches: 1) → pragmatics, 2) → semantics, and 3) → syntax.

→ semiotic; → -ics.