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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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   The meaning of SYMBOLIC is using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol. How to use symbolic in a sentence.

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   used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express an intention or feeling, but has little practical influence on a situation: Five hundred troops were sent in, more as a symbolic gesture than as a real threat. Fewer examples. The dove is symbolic of peace.

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   Symbolic definition: serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).. See examples of SYMBOLIC used in a sentence.

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   When one thing represents something else that's more abstract, it is symbolic, like a cowboy's black hat in western films is symbolic of his sinister intentions.

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

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   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.

7. www.yourdictionary.com › symbolicSymbolic Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Symbolic definition: Of, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › symbolicSymbolic - definition of symbolic by The Free Dictionary

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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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsymbolic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   containing symbols, or being used as a symbol. He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance. The ceremony has a deep symbolic meaning. The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect).

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › symbolicsymbolic | meaning of symbolic in Longman Dictionary of...

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    symbolic meaning, definition, what is symbolic: a symbolic action is important because o...: Learn more.

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    symbolic (of something) containing symbols, or being used as a symbol The dove is symbolic of peace. He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance. The election of Barack Obama had enormous symbolic significance for the idea of a post-racial society.