Symbolic definition

-ĭ-kəl

Of or expressed in a symbol or symbols.

adjective

Characterized by symbolism.

adjective

That serves as a symbol (of something)

adjective

The definition of symbolic is serving as a representation or is something that has a greater meaning because of what it represents.

Smiling is an example of a symbolic gesture of welcome.

Writing a letter to someone you have been fueding with for years is an example of a symbolic gesture that can signify forgiveness.

adjective

Pertaining to a symbol.

adjective

Referring to something with an implicit meaning.

adjective

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

The symbolic meaning of the poem.

adjective

Using symbolism.

Symbolic art.

adjective

Serving as a symbol.

Roses are symbolic of love.

adjective

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

The new building is symbolic of the recent changes that have taken place in the neighborhood.

adjective

Origin of symbolic

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

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