semiosis

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semiosis

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Coined 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.

noun semiosises

countable, uncountable Any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning.

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@misc{semiosis_2026,
  title = {semiosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semiosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}