symbolic
Pertaining to a symbolPertaining to a symbol.
» Do you think breaking the dishes was symbolic?
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2 sensesPertaining to a symbol.
symbolisch
символи́ческийsimvolíčeskij
символі́чнийsymvolíčnyj
serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.
a symbolic gesture
symbolisch, symbolträchtig
символі́чнийsymvolíčnyj
Examples
21 sentencesDo you think breaking the dishes was symbolic?
The city has taken on immense symbolic value.
It was a symbolic slap in the face.
deDas war eine symbolische Ohrfeige. — al_ex_an_der
The number 6 has great symbolic significance for Mary.
ruЧисло 6 имеет большое символическое значение для Мэри. — odexed
Might it happen to be a large symbolic grove of trees?
Translations
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Origin
From French symbolique or directly from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sFrom French symbolique or directly from Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”), equivalent to symbol + -ic.
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Forms
more symbolic, most symbolic| Comparative | more symbolic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most symbolic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols:symbolical
- serving as a visible symbol for something abstract:emblematicemblematicalsymbolical
Word family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form