Symbol

Quick meaning: Symbol is a noun meaning A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

Meaning

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

More Meanings

1. A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
2. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
3. (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
4. (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
5. (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
6. (obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
7. (obsolete) Share; allotment.

Example Sentences

Chinese people use word symbols for writing.

"$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.

The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol.

The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.

Word Forms

• symbols
• symboling
• symbolling
• symboled
• symbolled

Synonyms for symbol

Depending on context, synonyms include symbolization, symbolizing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include symbolizing, symbolization, notation, pictogram, symbolic, acronym.

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