Symbolic

Word SYMBOLIC
Character 8
Hyphenation sym bol ic
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Symbolic"

What do we mean by symbolic?

Serving as a symbol. adjective

Serving as a particular instance of a broader pattern or situation; representative. adjective

Of, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol. adjective

Using symbolism. adjective

Of or pertaining to symbolism, 4.

Of or pertaining to symbols; of the nature of a symbol; serving as a symbol; representative: as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge.

In grammar, formal; relational; connective: sometimes noting words having a formal or relational value.

In mathematics, dealing with symbols of operation.

Same as symbolics. noun

See symbolics. noun

Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative. adjective

The delivery of property sold by delivering something else as a symbol, token, or representative of it. adjective

The philosophy expressed by hieroglyphics. adjective

Pertaining to a symbol. adjective

Referring to something with an implicit meaning. adjective

Relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols adjective

Using symbolism adjective

Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract adjective

Pertaining to a symbol.

Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Symbolic

The word "symbolic" in example sentences

Many others followed Drucker; Robert Reich coined the phrase "symbolic analysts" much the same as Drucker's "knowledge workers" for those trained to use information in a way that allowed them to thrive in a shifting, information-rich networked world. ❋ Robert Teitelman (2011)

The whole symbolism thing would be stupid and meaningless, except that the symbolic is at least as important as the substantial to the pathologically biased and absurd human being. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nomos Alpha, from 1966, is an example of what he called symbolic music, in which the order of musical events is determined according to mathematical rules, while Kottos, composed 11 years later, is a portrait of one of the giants from Greek mythology who fought with Zeus against the Titans. ❋ Unknown (2012)

President Calderon comparing the fence on our southern border to quote, "the Berlin Wall", saying that Mexicans in the United States are what he calls symbolic hostages of the illegal immigration issue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Commission for the provision of what it described as symbolic reparations. ❋ Unknown (2002)

As an illustration of what he calls symbolic movements, I will quote his remarks (p. 37), taken from M. Chevreul, on a man playing at billiards. ❋ Unknown (1898)

I shall endeavour to show how I trace the connection of my earlier and my later life; how my earlier life has proved for me the means of understanding my later; how, in general, my own individual life has become to me a key to the universal life, or, in short, to what I call the symbolic life and the perpetual, conditioned, and unbroken chain of existence. ❋ Froebel, Friedrich, 1782-1852 (1889)

The small group gathered on Thursday for a march toward what it called a "symbolic site of finance and capitalism," with plans for an unidentified "action," but dozens of police moved in and encircled the protesters. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Democrats say they won't let a bill pass the Senate with the subsidies provision, which they described as a symbolic gesture aimed at trying to force them to negotiate with the House on the labor issue. ❋ Unknown (2011)

However, some activists like Mohammed al-Qahtani, who heads a human rights group, say there was probably too much excitement over what he called a "symbolic" announcement that won't be implemented for a few more years. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Obama also reaffirmed an unshakable commitment to Israel's security and condemned what he called "symbolic actions to isolate Israel at the United Nations," referring to the Palestinians plan to seek General Assembly recognition for statehood in September. ❋ Unknown (2011)

On page 157 of the paperback edition Peston looks at the what he calls a symbolic "punch-up" with the centre-left Tribune group. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In addition to resolutions honoring individuals, what you will see on the County legislature's agenda are what I call symbolic resolutions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Gelb characterizes the appointment as long term, with the new title symbolic of Mr. Luisi's more constant role in the house. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2011)

Louganzo, or whatever your name is, the defeats of republicans in two election cycles compared to the defeat of one candidate however symbolic, is hardly comparable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

How fitting that it would have been Jupiter, the biggest of all the planets; in symbolic terms, the most beneficent, the one associated with laws and storytelling, having to do with "questing, learning, feasting" and the prayer, "Open my path before me and grant me the opportunity to be of maximum good in the world." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Then again, that crowd has so far proved far more interested in short-term symbolic fights like the debt ceiling than in substantive reform. ❋ Kimberley A. Strassel (2011)

This year at SIGGRAPH, we showed how Mathematica, with its historical strength in symbolic manipulation and advances in Version 6 and Version 7, represents the intersection of mathematics and visual arts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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