or  se*mi*ot*ics  n, pl  semiotics  :  a general philosophical theory of signs and symbols that deals esp. with their function in both artificially constructed and natural languages and comprises syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics semiotic adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  se·mei·ot·ic  so·mat·ic  sym·bi·ot·ic  zy·mot·ic 
 
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