Definitions for SYMBOLS
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1. symbols

   A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. All communication (and data processing) is achieved through the use of symbols. Symbols take the form of words, sounds, gestures, ideas, or visual images and are used to convey other ideas and beliefs. For example, a red octagon is a common symbol for "STOP"; on maps, blue lines often represent rivers; and a red rose often symbolizes love and compassion. Numerals are symbols for numbers; letters of an alphabet may be symbols for certain phonemes; and personal names are symbols representing individuals. The variable 'x', in a mathematical equation, may symbolize the position of a particle in space.The academic study of symbols is semiotics. In cartography, an organized collection of symbols forms a legend for a map.

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1. Symbols

   The tenth album by German industrial group KMDFM is titled with a string of five unpronounceable, non-alphabetic symbols, but usually cataloged as Symbols. It was released on September 23, 1997, on Wax Trax!/TVT Records. A digitally remastered reissue of Symbols was released in 2007 on Metropolis Records.

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1. symbols

   Plural form of symbol.

   The road signs had a number of symbols to indicate different things that we learnt in our rules of the road test.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2016  

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1. symbols

   Song lyrics by symbols -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by symbols on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce SYMBOLS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SYMBOLS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SYMBOLS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SYMBOLS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SYMBOLS in a Sentence

1. Louis Aragon:

   The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts.

2. Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler:

   We are enormously pleased that Myanmar has released our courageous reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Since their arrests 511 days ago, they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world. We welcome their return.

3. Ralph Northam:

   This is ground zero and this expression has to be defended, it's not just the overall symbols of oppression and the general oppression ideals that we need to combat. We also need to combat things on the local level as well.

4. Joel Dunn:

   They're sort of symbols for the Chesapeake Bay in a sense and a symbol for what the environmental movement can do when they put their minds to it, to be able to see them on every dock, post and shipwreck in the Chesapeake is heartening and a story of great educational value for the public at large.

5. State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford:

   Until a suitable alternative is developed, we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved, i'm also alarmed that people continue to display symbols of hate, such as the recent display of the Confederate flag in Evanston.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SYMBOLS