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   sym·bol

   /ˈsimb(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation: "the symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective" Similar signcharactermarkletterhieroglyphideogram
   • ▪ a shape or sign used to represent something such as an organization, e.g. a red cross or a Star of David: "the Red Cross symbol" Similar logoemblembadgestamptrademarkcrestinsigniacoat of armssealfiguredevicerunelogotypelogogrammonogramhallmarktagflagmottotokenmotifcolophonideogram
   • 2. a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract: "the limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority" Similar emblemtokensignrepresentationfigureimagetypemetaphorallegory

   verb

   • 1. symbolize. archaic

   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’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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