symbol
noun
/ˈsɪmbəl/
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- A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
- A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
- (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
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symbole
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symbolic
adjective
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- Pertaining to a symbol.
- Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.
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symbolique
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symbolize
verb
/ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
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- (transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.
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symboliser
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symbolism
noun
/ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/
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- Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]
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symbolisme
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