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Meaning of "semiosis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMIOSIS

semiosis  [ˌsɛmɪˈəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMIOSIS

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conjunction
determiner
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Semiosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMIOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Semiosis

Semiosis is any form of activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning. Briefly – semiosis is sign process. The term was introduced by Charles Sanders Peirce to describe a process that interprets signs as referring to their objects, as described in his theory of sign relations, or semiotics. Semiosis is triadic and cyclic. Other theories of sign processes are sometimes carried out under the heading of semiology, following on the work of Ferdinand de Saussure.

Definition of semiosis in the English dictionary

The definition of semiosis in the dictionary is an action or process involving the establishment of a relationship between a sign and its object and meaning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMIOSIS


anaerobiosis
ˌænɛərəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs
antibiosis
ˌæntɪbaɪˈəʊsɪs
apotheosis
əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs
babesiosis
bəˌbiːzɪˈəʊsɪs
bacteriosis
bækˌtɪərɪˈəʊsɪs
berylliosis
bəˌrɪlɪˈəʊsɪs
coccidiosis
kɒkˌsɪdɪˈəʊsɪs
endometriosis
ˌɛndəʊˌmiːtrɪˈəʊsɪs
endosymbiosis
ˌɛndəʊˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs
gliosis
ɡlaɪˈəʊsɪs
leishmaniosis
liːʃˌmeɪnɪˈəʊsɪs
listeriosis
lɪˌstɪərɪˈəʊsɪs
meiosis
maɪˈəʊsɪs
miosis
maɪˈəʊsɪs
mononucleosis
ˌmɒnəʊˌnjuːklɪˈəʊsɪs
myosis
maɪˈəʊsɪs
necrobiosis
ˌnɛkrəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs
pneumoconiosis
ˌnjuːməʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs
scoliosis
ˌskɒlɪˈəʊsɪs
symbiosis
ˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMIOSIS

semiochemical
semiofficial
semiofficially
semiologic
semiological
semiologically
semiologist
semiology
semiopaque
semiopen
semiotic
semiotician
semioticist
semiotics
semioval
semioviparous
Semipalatinsk
semipalmate
semipalmated
semipalmation

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMIOSIS

abiosis
aerobiosis
ameiosis
anabiosis
ateleiosis
bilharziosis
coniosis
cryptobiosis
diagnosis
enantiosis
epibiosis
gnotobiosis
heliosis
parabiosis
pneumokoniosis
pneumonoconiosis
podoconiosis
synoeciosis
trophobiosis
vibriosis
yersiniosis

Synonyms and antonyms of semiosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semiosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMIOSIS

Find out the translation of semiosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semiosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semiosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

符号学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semiosis
570 millions of speakers

English

semiosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Semiosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semiosis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

семиозис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semiose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semiosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sémiotique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semiosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Semiose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

記号過程
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semiosis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semiosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semiosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semiosis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध असतात काय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Semiosis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semiosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semiozy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

семиозис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semiozei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημείωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semiosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semiosis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semiosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semiosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMIOSIS»

The term «semiosis» is regularly used and occupies the 105.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMIOSIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semiosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMIOSIS»

Discover the use of semiosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semiosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cultural Semiosis: Tracing the Signifier
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Hugh J. Silverman, 2014
2
Origins of Semiosis: Sign Evolution in Nature and Culture
Koch's holistic model provides a framework for the contributions to the present volume, which considers six evolutionary levels, biogenesis (Part I), anthroposemiotic, sociogenesis, and cultural semiogenesis (Part II), glottogenesis (Part ...
Winfried Nöth, 1994
3
Semiosis in Hindustani Music
In this book the author explores signification in Hindustani classical music along a two-fold path. Martineq first constructs a theory of musical semiotics based on the sign-theories of Charles Sanders Peirce.
José Luiz Martinez, 2001
4
Semiosis in the Postmodern Age
" This provocative question opens Floyd Merrell's study of postmodernism and the thought of Charles Sanders Peirce, part of the author's ongoing effort to understand our contemporary cultural and intellectual environment.
Floyd Merrell, 1995
5
The Primacy of Semiosis: An Ontology of Relations
Eugen Baer succintly states the matter: Semiotics [the human study of semiosis] begins ontogenetically as 'a moment of anthroposemiosis' with the insight that experience depends on the action of signs. Once signs are recognized as ...
Paul Bains, 2014
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Semiosis and Catastrophes: René Thom's Semiotic Heritage
Most of the papers in this volume are results of this conference.
Wolfgang Wildgen, Per Aage Brandt, 2010
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Educational Perspectives on Mathematics As Semiosis: From ...
In this volume, the induction of students into mathematical meaning-making is studied through the prism of these several disciplines.
Myrdene Anderson, 2003
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Be(com)ing Human: Semiosis and the Myth of Reason
Educational theory is necessarily concerned with what it means to become human, 'becoming' implying a process of growth and change.
Andrew Stables, 2012
9
The nature of computer games: play as semiosis
What is the nature of computer games, and what happens when we play them? This book describes human play as a semiotic process and computer game play as a fundamental act of human cognition, or &la" semiosis.
David Myers, 2003
10
Architectonics of Semiosis
This interdisciplinary work offers original examinations of societies as complex codifications of energy, and of human beings as integrated aspects of larger and more complex codifications of energy.
Edwina Taborsky, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMIOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semiosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Emerging Quartets & Composers grateful to the Deer Valley Music …
The Semiosis Quartet will perform for the Deer Valley Music Festival's final Emerging Quartets & Composers concert on Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. «The Park Record, Jul 15»
2
Life Is Semiosis: A Chat with Kalevi Kull
With Internet content increasingly about video, about meaningful signaling - i.e., semiosis -- I thought it might be time to ring up Kalevi Kull, a theoretical biologist ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Rei Hotoda ready for her Utah Symphony debut
28 Semiosis & Denovo String Quartets, world premieres by composers Daniel Castellanos and Douglas Friedman. 29 Bach & Vivaldi, Handel and Haydn ... «The Park Record, Jul 15»
4
Your guide to mapping out a classic classical summer in Utah
World premieres of works by Daniel Castellanos and Douglas Friedman, performed by the Semiosis and Novo string quartets. July 29 • Chamber orchestra. «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
5
From Smokey Robinson to Ozomatli, it's an eclectic Deer Valley …
World premieres of works by Daniel Castellanos and Douglas Friedman, performed by the Semiosis and Novo string quartets. July 29 • Chamber orchestra. «Salt Lake Tribune, Feb 15»
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Palabras peligrosas
El semiólogo argentino Eliseo Verón en su libro Fragmentos de una teoría de la discursividad (1993) plantea la teoría de la semiosis social, en la cual explica ... «Excélsior, Jan 15»
7
Eduardo Kohn awarded Bateson Prize
Kohn charts a deep 'relationship between life, self, and thought,' that ranges through copious forms, all engaged in or framing semiosis.” Share this article. «McGill Reporter, Dec 14»
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Lanzan publicación digital de Semiótica y Comunicación
Semiosis/Memoria” proyecto dirigido por el doctor Marcelino García. La publicación que estará disponible en soporte virtual tiene como propósito compartir y ... «Misiones OnLine, Nov 14»
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Fragmento del nuevo libro de Carlos Almenara
Con él, la dimensión indicial de la semiosis, organizada en este caso en el contacto ocular, pasó a ser un componente a la vez nuevo y central del vínculo de ... «MDZol, Oct 14»
10
Screen/Print #21: Log 31, "New Ancients"
In particular, the rise of digital culture in architecture since the early 1990s has turned our discipline away from its obsession with the semiosis of historical ... «Archinect, Jul 14»

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