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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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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › symbolicSymbolic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols. “ symbolic logic”. “ symbolic operations”. “ symbolic thinking”. synonyms: symbolical. adjective. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract. “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsymbolic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Check pronunciation: symbolic. Definition of symbolic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. a. Serving as a symbol: Roses are symbolic of love. b. Serving as a particular instance of a broader pattern or situation; representative: The new building is symbolic of the recent changes that have taken place in the neighborhood. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol: the symbolic meaning of the poem. 3.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSYMBOLIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. adjective. If you describe an event, action, or procedure as symbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect . A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip. The move today was largely symbolic.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySYMBOLIC | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of symbolic – Learner’s Dictionary. symbolic. adjective. uk / sɪmˈbɒlɪk / us. Add to word list. representing something: The blue, white, and red of the French flag are symbolic of liberty, equality, and fraternity. symbolically. adverb. (Definition of symbolic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › symbolicSymbolic Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   SYMBOLIC meaning: 1 : expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words often + of; 2 : relating to or being used as a symbol.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › symbolicSYMBOLIC Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for SYMBOLIC: representational, representative, metaphorical, emblematic, emblematical, metaphoric, figurative, figural; Antonyms of SYMBOLIC: actual, literal, nonsymbolic