What does symbolic mean?
Definitions for symbolic
sym·bol·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
symbolic, symbolicaladjective
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
"symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolicaladjective
serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
"a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
symbolicadjective
using symbolism
"symbolic art"
Wiktionary
symbolicadjective
Pertaining to a symbol.
Etymology: From symbolique or directly from symbolicus, from συμβολικός
symbolicadjective
Referring to something with an implicit meaning.
Etymology: From symbolique or directly from symbolicus, from συμβολικός
Webster Dictionary
Symbolicadjective
see Symbolics
Etymology: [Cf. F. symbolique. See Symbolic, a.]
Symbolicadjective
alt. of Symbolical
Etymology: [Cf. F. symbolique. See Symbolic, a.]
Freebase
Symbolic
Symbolic is the Voodoo Glow Skulls' fifth full-length album. It was released on September 12, 2000 on Epitaph Records. This album marks the last appearance of the creator of the VGS horn style, Helios J Hernandez. Track 14 is a cover of the song "I Shot The Sheriff" from Bob Marley. The song "Say Goodnight" appears on punk compilation album Punk-O-Rama 6.
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'symbolic' in Adjectives Frequency: #817
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of symbolic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of symbolic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of symbolic in a Sentence
This is the first recognition that it's not OK to use a visitor visa for the purposes of' birth tourism,' so it has a symbolic strength in that respect, at the same time it's not a very effective way at going after the' birth tourism' industry.
It's symbolic that she stopped at a firehouse, you know, our members took care of her and she ended up having kind of a Cinderella story.
Although the symbolic significance of the funeral is clear, particularly for so many survivors of the Holocaust who were not able to hold funerals for their own relatives, we must not forget that these remains are of six individuals, who lived distinct and unique lives.
The loss of Hamza bin Ladin not only deprives al-Qa' ida of important leadership skills and the symbolic connection to his father, but undermines important operational activities of the group.
The general use of the term ‘trophy wife’ in our society, is meant as a demeaning term toward the woman and a symbolic ‘high-five’ toward the man for scoring outside of his zone, i would prefer seeing more positive statements that are empowering for myself, my daughters and all women.
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- رمزيArabic
- символиченBulgarian
- প্রতীকী, সাংকেতিকBengali
- simbòlicCatalan, Valencian
- symbolickýCzech
- symbolischGerman
- simbolaEsperanto
- simbólicoSpanish
- tähistav, sümboolneEstonian
- نمادینPersian
- vertauskuvallinen, symbolinenFinnish
- symboliqueFrench
- samhlachailScottish Gaelic
- סימבולית, סמלי, סמלית, סימבוליHebrew
- jelképes, szimbolikusHungarian
- sembolîk, remzîKurdish
- simbòliškas, simbòlinisLithuanian
- simbolisksLatvian
- symbolischDutch
- symbolicznyPolish
- simbólicoPortuguese
- simbolicRomanian
- символическийRussian
- simbòličanSerbo-Croatian
- simbóličenSlovene
- simbolikAlbanian
- sembolikTurkish
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