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- [sim-bol-ik]
- /sɪmˈbɒl ɪk/
- /sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sim-bol-ik]
- /sɪmˈbɒl ɪk/
Definitions of symbolic word
- adjective symbolic serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of). 1
- adjective symbolic of, relating to, or expressed by a symbol. 1
- adjective symbolic characterized by or involving the use of symbols: a highly symbolic poem. 1
- adjective symbolic (in semantics, especially formerly) pertaining to a class of words that express only relations. Compare notional (def 7). 1
- adjective symbolic Computers. expressed in characters, usually nonnumeric, that require translation before they can be used (opposed to absolute). 1
- adjective symbolic representing sth 1
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Origin of symbolic
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Late Latin symbolicus < Greek symbolikós. See symbol, -ic
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Parts of speech for Symbolic
noun
adjective
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symbolic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
symbolic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for symbolic
adj symbolic
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- allegorical — An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory.
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- depictive — to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
adjective symbolic
- characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- emblematic — Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
- emblematical — See emblematic.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
- evidential — Of or providing evidence.
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