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SYMBOLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Example:
the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
Synonyms:
emblematic; emblematical; symbolic; symbolical
Classified under:
Similar:
representative (standing for something else)
Derivation:
symbol (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
Example:
symbolic thinking
Synonyms:
symbolic; symbolical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Derivation:
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Using symbolism
Example:
symbolic art
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
symbolism (a system of symbols and symbolic representations)
