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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪmˈbɒlɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪmˈbɑlɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sim bol′ik)

sym•bol•ic /sɪmˈbɑlɪk/USA pronunciation adj.

of or relating to a symbol;
used as a symbol:Breaking the glass at a Jewish wedding is symbolic of the incompleteness of all joy.

sym•bol•i•cal•ly, adv.

sym•bol•ic (sim bol′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

serving as a symbol of something (often fol. by of ).
of, pertaining to, or expressed by a symbol.
characterized by or involving the use of symbols:a highly symbolic poem.
Philosophy(in semantics, esp. formerly) pertaining to a class of words that express only relations. Cf. notional (def. 7).
Computingexpressed in characters, usually nonnumeric, that require translation before they can be used (opposed to absolute).

Also, sym•bol′i•cal (for defs. 1–4).

Greek symbolikós. See symbol, -ic
Late Latin symbolicus
1650–60

sym•bol′i•cal•ly, adv.
sym•bol′i•cal•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

symbolic /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/, symbolical adj

of or relating to a symbol or symbols
serving as a symbol
characterized by the use of symbols or symbolism

symˈbolically adv

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Synonyms: representative, typical, indicatory, indicative, suggestive, more...

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