The meaning of SYMBOLIC is using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol. How to use symbolic in a sentence.

SYMBOLIC definition: 1. representing something else: 2. used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express…. Learn more.

SYMBOLIC definition: serving as a symbol of something (often followed byof ). See examples of symbolic used in a sentence.

Serving as a particular instance of a broader pattern or situation; representative: The new building is symbolic of the recent changes that have taken place in the neighborhood.

Something that is symbolic of a person or thing is regarded or used as a symbol of them.

Definition of symbolic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SYMBOLIC meaning: 1 : expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words often + of; 2 : relating to or being used as a symbol

SYMBOLIC meaning: 1. representing something else: 2. used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express…. Learn more.

Synonyms for SYMBOLIC: representative, representational, emblematic, metaphoric, figurative, figural, tropological, allegorical; Antonyms of SYMBOLIC: actual, literal, nonsymbolic

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