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symbolic

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sym·bol·ic  (sm-blk) also sym·bol·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol.
2. Serving as a symbol.
3. Using symbolism: symbolic art.

sym·boli·cal·ly adv.
sym·boli·cal·ness n.

symbolic [sɪmˈbɒlɪk], symbolical
adj
1. of or relating to a symbol or symbols
2. serving as a symbol
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) characterized by the use of symbols or symbolism
symbolically  adv
symbolicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.symbolic - relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"
2.symbolic - serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
representative - standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"
3.symbolic - using symbolism; "symbolic art"

symbolic
adjective
1. representative, token, emblematic, allegorical The move today was largely symbolic.
2. representative, figurative, allegorical, illustrative, allusive, connotative symbolic representations of landscape
Translations
symbolic [sɪmˈbɒlɪk]
A. ADJsimbólico (of de)
B. CPD symbolic logic Nlógica f simbólica
symbolic [sɪmˈbɒlɪk] adj [representation, association, move] → symbolique
the symbolic importance of sth → l'importance symbolique de qch
to be symbolic of sth → symboliser qch
symbolic(al)
adjsymbolisch (of für); to be symbolic of somethingetw symbolisieren, ein Symbol für etw sein; symbolic logicmathematische Logik
symbolic [sɪmˈbɒlɪk] symbolical [sɪmˈbɒlɪkl] adjsimbolico/a
to be symbolic of sth → simboleggiare qc
symbolic [sɪmˈbɒlɪk] symbolical [sɪmˈbɒlɪkl] adjsimbolico/a
to be symbolic of sth → simboleggiare qc


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Others picked out MacWhirr, in whom they perceived a definite symbolic intention.
Rebecca had had to stand on a chair to reach them; now she could do it by stretching; and this is symbolic of the way in which she unconsciously scaled the walls of Miss Miranda's dogmatism and prejudice.
Shame on me that I have attempted to describe it by so mean an image -- feeling, as I do, that it is one of those symbolic scenes which lead the mind to the sentiment, though not to the conception, of Omnipotence.
 
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