Sekirov Dictionary

symbol

/ˈsɪmbəl/

noun 9
verb 1
forms 5

noun9

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A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- "$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
- Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
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someone or something that people see as standing for an idea or a quality
- The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
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A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
- The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.
The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
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(no longer used) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
- They do their work in the days of peace […] and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague. — 1651
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(no longer used) Share; allotment.
- The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol. — 1651

verb1

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To symbolize.
- […] They told me that the Holy Rood had lean'd / And bow'd above me; […] / [I]f it bow'd, whether it symbol'd ruin / Or glory, who shall tell? — 1877

forms

symboled · symbolled · symboling · symbolling · symbols

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