symbolic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
symbolic/sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
▶adjective
- 1 serving as a symbol.
- 2 involving the use of symbols or symbolism.
– derivatives
symbolical adjective,
symbolically adverb.
symbolical adjective,
symbolically adverb.
– origin C17: from Fr. symbolique or late L. symbolicus, from Gk sumbolikos.
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assemble
- assembler
- assembly
- assembly language
- BASIC
- blubber
- blubber
- bung
- corn dolly
- dab
- dangle
- dap
- dash
- dink
- disassemble
- emblem
- equality
- equation
- fillip
- flick
- flimflam
- flirt
- flounce
- flounder
- flush
- fribble
- gloop
- glop
- goggle
- helter-skelter
- hula
- I Ching
- inequality
- interactionism
- jag
- jam
- jink
- job
- jounce
- jumble
- language of flowers
- loll
- lop
- lounge
- lumber
- lump
- message stick
- metaphor
- mudra
- mystical
