Symbolic

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English

Adjective

Symbolic (comparative more Symbolic, superlative most Symbolic)

  1. Pertaining to a symbol.
  2. Referring to something with an implicit meaning.

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Adverbs for Symbolic

mystically; inscrutably; significantly; faintly; clearly; definitely; intentionally; artistically; mysteriously; curiously; abstrusely; cleverly; consistently; conspicuously; apparently.

Thesaurus

allegoric, allegorical, anagogic, associational, betokening, connotational, connotative, definable, demonstrative, denominative, denotational, denotative, designative, diagnostic, emblematic, evidential, exhibitive, expressive, extended, extensional, figural, figurative, full of meaning, full of point, full of substance, glossematic, iconic, identifying, ideographic, idiosyncratic, implicative, indicating, indicative, indicatory, individual, intelligible, intensional, interpretable, lexemic, lexical, meaning, meaningful, meaty, metaphorical, morphemic, naming, pathognomonic, peculiar, phrasal, pithy, pointed, pregnant, readable, referential, representative, semantic, semantological, semasiological, sememic, semiotic, sententious, signalizing, significant, significative, signifying, substantial, suggestive, symbolistic, symbological, symptomatic, symptomatologic, tokening, transferred, typical, verbal

Etymology

From French symbolique or directly from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (symbolikos, of or belonging to a symbol)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

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