What is the meaning of symbolic?

adjective

  • Relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols.
    • usage: "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"
  • Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract.
    • usage: "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
  • Using symbolism.
    • usage: "symbolic art"
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