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symbolic

adjective

serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
C
Contains
YM
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adjective

  1. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

    “a crown is emblematic of royalty”

adjective

  1. relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

    “symbolic logic”

adjective

  1. using symbolism

    “symbolic art”

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Example Sentences

a crown is emblematic of royalty
the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
symbolic logic
symbolic operations
symbolic thinking
symbolic art

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