Standard Lemma guide

semiotic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɒtɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: S EH2 M IY0 AA1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

symptomalogical (of or relating to the signs or symptoms of diseases)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to semiotics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • semiotic analysis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: semiotical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “observant of signs”), ultimately derived from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”). Compare semiotics.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: semiotisch — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Finnish: semioottinen — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • French: sémiotique — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • German: semiotisch — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Interlingua: semiotic — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Italian: semiotico — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Macedonian: семиотички (semiotički) — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: semiotisk — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: semiotisk — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Portuguese: semiótico — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Romanian: semiotic — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Serbo-Croatian: семиотски — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Serbo-Croatian: semiotski — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics
  • Spanish: semiótico — of or relating to semiotics or to semantics