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/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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symbol

(eg. vexed, butterfly, literature )

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  • symbol  /ˈsɪm bəl/ ?  an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional…

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    1. (n) an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
    2. (n) something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
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    Synonym(s)

    symbolisation, symbolization

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    1. Just like Madonna and Michelle Pfeiffer, the peace symbol is turning 50 this year.
    2. The Da Vinci Code's master symbologist, Robert Langdon, returns to unlock the key to mystical wisdom in The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.
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  • symbol-worship  the worship of symbols
  • symbolatry  the worship of symbols
  • symbolic  /sɪm ˈbɑ lɪk/ ?  relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
  • symbolic logic  any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their…
  • symbolic logician  a person skilled at symbolic logic
  • symbolic representation  something visible that by association or convention represents…
  • symbolical  /sɪm ˈbɑ lɪ kəl/ ?  relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
  • symbolically  /sɪm ˈbɑ lɪ kə li/ ?  in a symbolic manner
  • symbolisation  the use of symbols to convey meaning
  • symbolise  represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
  • symboliser  someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
  • symbolising  the act of representing something with a symbol
  • symbolism  /ˈsɪm bə ˌlɪ zəm/ ?  a system of symbols and symbolic representations
  • symbolist  a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
  • symbolization  /ˌsɪm bə laɪ ˈzɛɪ ʃən/ ?  the use of symbols to convey meaning
  • symbolize  /ˈsɪm bə ˌlaɪz/ ?  express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
  • symbolizer  someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
  • symbolizing  /ˈsɪm bə ˌlaɪ zɪŋ/ ?  the act of representing something with a symbol
  • symbolled  an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  • symbolling  an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  • symbology  the study or the use of symbols and symbolism
  • symbololatry  the worship of symbols
  • symmetric  /sɪ ˈmɛ trɪk/ ?  having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding…
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