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symbolic

Sometimes ²õ²â³¾Â·²ú´Ç±ô·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô

[sim-bol-ik]

adjective

  1. serving as a symbol of something (often followed byof ).

  2. of, relating to, or expressed by a symbol.

  3. characterized by or involving the use of symbols.

    a highly symbolic poem.

  4. (in semantics, especially formerly) pertaining to a class of words that express only relations.

  5. Computers.Ìýexpressed in characters, usually nonnumeric, that require translation before they can be used (absolute ).



symbolic

/ ²õɪ³¾Ëˆ²úÉ’±ôɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a symbol or symbols

  2. serving as a symbol

  3. characterized by the use of symbols or symbolism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • symbolically adverb
  • symbolicalness noun
  • nonsymbolic adjective
  • nonsymbolical adjective
  • nonsymbolically adverb
  • nonsymbolicalness noun
  • unsymbolic adjective
  • unsymbolical adjective
  • unsymbolically adverb
  • ²õ²â³¾Ëˆ²ú´Ç±ô¾±³¦²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ²â³¾Ëˆ²ú´Ç±ô¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of symbolic1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin symbolicus, from Greek ²õ²â³¾²ú´Ç±ô¾±°ìó²õ; symbol, -ic
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Example Sentences

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“Someone who wants to exert strong federal power over immigration would see L.A. as a highly symbolic place, a ground zero to show their authority.â€

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Lord Adebowale is not naming the NHS service involved in her care, saying he does not want to apportion individual blame, as his mother's experience was symbolic of a wider problem.

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The civil suit, he says, is largely symbolic — one final rebuke of Yoon.

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He continued to go on stage with the Beach Boys at times, but his presence was more symbolic than active.

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Sting describes the now disappeared shipyard to me as "a real and symbolic victim of Government neglect if not betrayal".

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