Synonyms: symbolisation, symbolism, symbolization
Definition: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
Similar words: practice, pattern
Definition: a customary way of operation or behavior
Usage: it is their practice to give annual raises; they changed their dietary pattern
Synonyms: symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization
Definition: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Usage: the eagle is a symbol of the United States
Similar words: representational process
Definition: any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
Synonyms: symbolisation, symbolization
Definition: the use of symbols to convey meaning
Similar words: significance, signification, meaning, import
Definition: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Usage: what is the meaning of this sentence; the significance of a red traffic light; the signification of Chinese characters; the import of his announcement was ambiguous