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symbolic adjective

  • Pertaining to a symbol.
 symbolisch

symbol noun

  /ˈsɪmbəl/
  • 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.
 symbool

symbolize verb

  /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/
  • (transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.
 symboliseren

symbolism noun

  /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/
  • Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]
 symbolisme

symbolically adverb

  /ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɪ/ , /ˌsɪmˈbɒlɪklɪ/
  • In a symbolic manner.
 symbolisch
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