Definitions for symbolic

Definitions for (adj) symbolic

Main entry: emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical

Definition: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

Usage: a crown is emblematic of royalty; the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish


Main entry: symbolic, symbolical

Definition: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

Usage: symbolic logic; symbolic operations; symbolic thinking


Main entry: symbolic

Definition: using symbolism

Usage: symbolic art


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