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SYMBOLIZING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of representing something with a symbol

Synonyms:

symbolising; symbolizing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("symbolizing" is a kind of...):

figuration (representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory)

Derivation:

symbolize (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb symbolize

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