# semiography

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A description of the signs of disease.
2. A system of symbolic notation, especially (but not always) as opposed to phonetic notation.
3. A system of musical notation.
4. The study of symbolic systems or of a particular symbolic system.

## Etymology
From semio- + -graphy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/semiography