symbol
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or objectA character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
» An expensive car is a status symbol.
Ein teures Auto ist ein Statussymbol.
Дорогой автомобиль — это символ статуса.
Дорогий автомобіль — символ статусу.
Meaning
9 sensesA character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
"$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
Symbol, Zeichen
си́мволsímvol, знакznak
си́мволsýmvol, знакznak
A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
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.
си́мволsímvol
A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.
си́мволsímvol
си́мволsýmvol
The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
(obsolete)That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
(obsolete)Share; allotment.
- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Examples
287 sentencesAn expensive car is a status symbol.
Дорогий автомобіль — символ статусу.
ruДорогой автомобиль — это символ статуса.
deEin teures Auto ist ein Statussymbol.
I don't know what this symbol stands for.
ruЯ не знаю, что обозначает этот символ.
Can you tell me what this symbol means?
ruМожешь мне сказать, что означает этот символ?
A dove is a symbol of peace.
ruГолубь — символ мира.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
ruГолубь — символ мира.
Translations
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Origin
From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in LateFrom French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “to throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, put”).
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Forms
plural: symbolsSynonyms
3 synonyms- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible:symbolizationsymbolisationsymbolic representation