- symbol *** sym·bol n
- ['sɪmb(ə)l]
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sym|bol´i|cal|ness — sym|bol|ic «sihm BOL ihk», adjective. 1. used as a symbol: »A lily is symbolic of purity. SYNONYM(S): emblematic, representative. 2. of a symbol; expressed by a symbol or set of symbols; using symbols: »Writing is a symbolic form of expression.… … Useful english dictionary
sym|bol´i|cal|ly — sym|bol|ic «sihm BOL ihk», adjective. 1. used as a symbol: »A lily is symbolic of purity. SYNONYM(S): emblematic, representative. 2. of a symbol; expressed by a symbol or set of symbols; using symbols: »Writing is a symbolic form of expression.… … Useful english dictionary
sym|bol|ic — «sihm BOL ihk», adjective. 1. used as a symbol: »A lily is symbolic of purity. SYNONYM(S): emblematic, representative. 2. of a symbol; expressed by a symbol or set of symbols; using symbols: »Writing is a symbolic form of expression. As far as we … Useful english dictionary
sym´bol|iz´er — sym|bol|ize «SIHM buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to be a symbol of; stand for; represent: »A dove symbolizes peace. 2. to represent by a symbol or symbols: »to symbolize a nation by its flag. The Indians and the settlers symbolized their… … Useful english dictionary
sym|bol|ize — «SIHM buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to be a symbol of; stand for; represent: »A dove symbolizes peace. 2. to represent by a symbol or symbols: »to symbolize a nation by its flag. The Indians and the settlers symbolized their friendship… … Useful english dictionary
sym|bol — «SIHM buhl», noun, verb, boled, bol|ing or (especially British) bolled, bol|ling. –n. 1. something that stands for or represents something else, especially an idea, quality, or condition: »The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb, of meekness; … Useful english dictionary
sym|bol|o|gy — «sihm BOL uh jee», noun. 1. the science or study of symbols. 2. the use of symbols; symbolism: »one not unfamiliar with cartoon symbology (Carl Rose). ╂[< New Latin symbologia < Greek sýmbolon (see etym. under symbol (Cf. ↑symbol)) + New… … Useful english dictionary
sym|bol|ol|a|try — «SIHM buh LOL uh tree», noun, plural tries. worship of or excessive reverence for symbols. ╂[< symbol + latry, as in idolatry] … Useful english dictionary
sym·bol·ism — /ˈsımbəˌlızəm/ noun [noncount] 1 : the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, etc. The story was filled with religious symbolism. 2 : the particular idea or quality that is expressed by a symbol What is the… … Useful english dictionary
Symbol — Sym bol (s[i^]m b[o^]l), n. [L. symbolus, symbolum, Gr. sy mbolon a sign by which one knows or infers a thing, from symba llein to throw or put together, to compare; sy n with + ba llein to throw: cf. F. symbole. Cf. {Emblem}, {Parable}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Symbol — Sym bol, v. t. To symbolize. [R.] Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
