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   Sym·bol·ic

   /simˈbälik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. serving as a symbol: "a repeating design symbolic of eternity" Similar figurativerepresentativeillustrativeemblematicallegoricalparabolicnonliteralallusivedenotativeconnotativesuggestivemnemonicOpposite literal
   • ▪ significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied: "the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture" Similar emblematicrepresentativetypicalcharacteristicdistinctivesymptomaticmeaningfulsignificant
   • 2. involving the use of symbols or symbolism: "the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th century.

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   • 1. symbolical adjective

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   • Synonyms & Antonyms of symbolic. having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else. the butterfly in the poem is symbolic of the impermanence of youth. Synonyms for symbolic. emblematic. (also emblematical), representational, representative.

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   • In one sense all words are symbolic because a sound sequence (concrete) represents an idea or concept (meaning); but in poetry, symbols are usually images with conventional meanings. The rose, clay, sky, spring, cupid and dove are some examples.

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