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Noun Symbolism |ˈsɪmbəlɪz(ə)M| Symbols Represent Ideas Qualities Artistic

Front symbolism
|ˈsɪmbəlɪz(ə)m|
Back noun
1
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities:
2
an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th-century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.

DERIVATIVES
symbolist
noun & adjective

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