noun
- the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
Usage: academic; semiotics
Examples
- The professor’s research focused on significs and how meaning is conveyed through symbols.
- Significs examines the relationship between signs and their meanings in communication.
- Students of significs learn to analyze how symbols function in different contexts.
- The field of significs has influenced modern theories of language and meaning.
- Her thesis explored the principles of significs in visual communication.