Symbolic
[sɪm'bɒlɪk] or [sɪm'bɑlɪk]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; 'symbolic logic'; 'symbolic operations'; 'symbolic thinking' .
(adj.) using symbolism; 'symbolic art' .
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Definition
(a.) See Symbolics.
(a.) Alt. of Symbolical
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
adj. Pertaining to symbols and the use and interpretation of symbols.
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Examples
- Remington's history is in a way symbolic. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- With Hegel the necessity of finding some working concrete counterpart of the inaccessible Absolute took an institutional, rather than symbolic, form. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There was something almost bridal in his own aspect: his large white gardenia had a symbolic air that struck Lily as a good omen. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And the difference seemed symbolic; the mother's life had been as closely girt as her figure. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Appreciative realizations are to be distinguished from symbolic or representative experiences. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Both results may be seen in some types of kindergarten games where the idea of play is so highly symbolic that only the adult is conscious of it. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They overlook the danger that standards so taught will be merely symbolic; that is, largely conventional and verbal. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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