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adjective Also, se·mi·ot·i·cal.
1.
of or pertaining to signs.
2.
of or pertaining to semiotics.
3.
Medicine/Medical. of or pertaining to symptoms; symptomatic.
noun
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Semiotic
is always a great word to know.
So is hallux. Does it mean:
| the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc. |
| the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe. |
Origin:
1615–20; (def. 3) < Greek sēmeiōtikós significant, equivalent to sēmeiō-, verbid stem of sēmeioûn to interpret as a sign (derivative of Greek sēmeîon sign) + -tikos -tic; (def. 4) < Greek sēmeiōtikḗ, noun use of feminine of sēmeiōtikós, adapted by John Locke (on the model of Greek logikḗ logic, etc.; see -ic) to mean “the doctrine of signs”; (defs. 1, 2) based on Locke's coinage or a reanalysis of the Gk word
1615–20; (def. 3) < Greek sēmeiōtikós significant, equivalent to sēmeiō-, verbid stem of sēmeioûn to interpret as a sign (derivative of Greek sēmeîon sign) + -tikos -tic; (def. 4) < Greek sēmeiōtikḗ, noun use of feminine of sēmeiōtikós, adapted by John Locke (on the model of Greek logikḗ logic, etc.; see -ic) to mean “the doctrine of signs”; (defs. 1, 2) based on Locke's coinage or a reanalysis of the Gk word
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- No word yet on the semiotic secrets of the triple lutz.
- The mere act of buying a soft drink has become a semiotic exercise.
- Draws on semiotic theory in a study of how players modify the best-selling computer game.
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