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symbol(noun)/ˈsɪmbl/ /ˈsɪmbl/- a person, an object, an event, etc. that represents a more general quality or situation
- The vase is decorated with religious symbols.
- The new school stands as a symbol of hope for a better future.
- Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle.
Extra Examples- White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.
- Eggs are seen as the symbol of new life.
- Guevara has come to represent a powerful symbol of defiance.
- The Berlin wall was the supreme symbol of the Cold War.
- The company car is an outward symbol of the employee's status.
- The dove is a universal symbol of peace.
- The villagers took fertility symbols into the fields to ensure a good harvest.
- a symbol of royal power
- a sign, number, letter, etc. that has a fixed meaning, especially in science, mathematics and music
- the mathematical symbol for infinity
- Hotels that display this symbol offer activities for children.
Extra Examples- What is the chemical symbol for copper?
- A list of symbols used on the map is given in the index.
- A list of phonetic symbols is given in the front of the dictionary.
- All GM products carry an identifying symbol.
- Always look out for the special ABTA symbol at your travel agent's.
- The bottle had a skull and crossbones symbol on it.
- The coin bears a Jewish symbol.
- What does this little symbol mean?
- You can use your tokens wherever you see this symbol.
- a message written in symbols
Word Origin- late Middle English (denoting the Apostles' Creed): from Latin symbolum ‘symbol, Creed (as the mark of a Christian)’, from Greek sumbolon ‘mark, token’, from sun- ‘with’ + ballein ‘to throw’.
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