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sym·bol·ic
(sĭm-bŏl′ĭk) also sym·bol·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
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. Using symbolism: symbolic art.
sym·bol′i·cal·ly adv.
sym·bol′i·cal·ness n.
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symbolic
(sɪmˈbɒlɪk) orsymbolical
adj
1. of or relating to a symbol or symbols
2. serving as a symbol
3. (Art Terms) characterized by the use of symbols or symbolism
symˈbolically adv
symˈbolicalness n
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sym•bol•ic
(sɪmˈbɒl ɪk)adj.
1. serving as a symbol of something (often fol. by of).
2. of, pertaining to, or expressed by a symbol.
3. characterized by or involving the use of symbols: a highly symbolic poem.
Often, sym•bol′i•cal.sym•bol′i•cal•ly, adv.
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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" |
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symbolic
adjective
1. representative, token, emblematic, allegorical The move today was largely symbolic.
2. representative, figurative, allegorical, illustrative, allusive, connotative symbolic representations of landscape
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symbolic
adjectiveServing as a symbol:
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Translations
رَمْزي
symbolický
simbólicosymbolinen
sümboolnetähistav
vertauskuvallinen
szimbolikus
táknrænn
symbolicky
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
symbolic
[sɪmˈbɒlɪk] adj [representation, association, move] → symboliquethe symbolic importance of sth → l'importance symbolique de qch
to be symbolic of sth → symboliser qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
symbolic(al)
adj → symbolisch (of für); to be symbolic of something → etw symbolisieren, ein Symbol für etw sein; symbolic logic → mathematische Logik
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
symbolic
[sɪmˈbɒlɪk] symbolical [sɪmˈbɒlɪk/əl] adj → simbolico/ato be symbolic of sth → simboleggiare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
symbol
(ˈsimbəl) noun a thing that is regarded as representing or standing for another. The dove is the symbol of peace.
symˈbolic (-ˈbo-) adjectiveIn the Christian religion, bread and wine are symbolic of Christ's body and blood.
symˈbolically adverbˈsymbolize, ˈsymbolise verb
to be a symbol of or represent by a symbol. A ring symbolizes everlasting love.
ˈsymbolism nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.