different between semiotics vs signification

English

Etymology

Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek ??????????? (s?mei?tikós, “fitted for marking, portending”), from ?????? (s?meiô, “to mark, interpret as a portend”), from ??????? (s?meîon, “a mark, sign, token”), from ???? (sêma, “mark, sign”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s?mi??t?ks/

Noun

semiotics (uncountable)

1. The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
2. (dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• semiology
• symbology

Further reading

• semiotics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• semiotics in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• semiotics at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• misticoes, societism

English

Etymology

From Old French significacion, from Latin signific?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s??n?f??ke???n/

Noun

signification (countable and uncountable, plural significations)

1. The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
2. Evidence for the existence of something.
3. A meaning of a word.

French

Etymology

Latin signific?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.?i.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

signification f (plural significations)

1. meaning; definition; signification

Further reading

• “signification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).