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symbolically

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.symbolically - in a symbolic manner; "symbolically accepted goals"
2.symbolically - by means of symbols; "symbolically expressed"
Translations
symbolically [sɪmˈbɒlɪkəlɪ] ADV → simbólicamente
symbolically [sɪmˈbɒlɪkəli] adv → symboliquement
symbolically
adv represent → symbolisch; symbolically important → von symbolischer Bedeutung
symbolically [sɪmˈbɒlɪk/əlɪ] adv → emblematicamente, simbolicamente
symbolically [sɪmˈbɒlɪk/əlɪ] adv → emblematicamente, simbolicamente


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"Since I have known the body better"--said Zarathustra to one of his disciples--"the spirit hath only been to me symbolically spirit; and all the 'imperishable'--that is also but a simile.
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