sematology
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῆμα (sema, “mark, sign”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”).
Noun
sematology (uncountable)
- The science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs.
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External links
- sematology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sematology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- sematology at OneLook Dictionary Search