symbolic

[US]/sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
[UK]/sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. serving as a symbol; representing something else

Phrases & Collocations

symbolic gesture

symbolic representation

symbolic meaning

symbolic act

symbolic logic

symbolic expression

symbolic language

symbolic code

symbolic name

Example Sentences

It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.

a repeating design symbolic of eternity.

the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs.

a fabled creature symbolic of virginity

The primitive form of language is pictograph, a symbolic pictural expression of ideas.

whereas a matchmaker fans her shoulders, symbolic of frivolousness and foxiness.

At that time, the marriage is dissolved and it is inapt to persist wearing the symbolic rings.

Heinrich Ott said, the speakable of a symbolic way is the only method to meeting of God and man.

Exhibited here are some symbolic genital worships and art works as well as indigenous child-delivery tools and aborticide.

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clockface that the Bulletin has maintained since 1947 at its headquarters on the campus of the University of Chicago.

Still, Gates's bespectacled nerdish visage is an integral part of Microsoft's image and his departure is symbolic, according to analysts.

This dissertation starts from the historical origin of china's traditional mascot and modern mascot and probes into the symbolics meaning of the Olympic Mascot.

The Sefer Zohar or "Book of Splendour" is supposed to be the most authoritative Kabbalistic work, but this massive series of books is so obscure and symbolic as to be practically incom-prehensible.

Real-world Examples

But it is more than just symbolic.

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" It may be symbolic, yea, symbolic aggression . . ."

Source: VOA Daily Standard July 2022 Collection

" You think this a mere symbolic keepsake, then? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

When something is? symbolic, it represents something important.

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The post of deputy first minister has equal power but less symbolic weight.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

In Japan, colors have great symbolic meaning.

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And these symbolic gestures are actually effective.

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The role of emperor is symbolic in Japan.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

When something is symbolic, it represents something important.

Source: 6 Minute English

The Vice Presidency is a mostly symbolic job.

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