Definitions of symbol
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A
visible
sign
or
representation
of
an
idea;
anything
which
suggests
an
idea
or
quality,
or
another
thing,
as
by
resemblance
or
by
convention;
an
emblem;
a
representation;
a
type;
a
figure;
as,
the
lion
is
the
symbol
of
courage;
the
lamb
is
the
symbol
of
meekness
or
patience.
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Any
character
used
to
represent
a
quantity,
an
operation,
a
relation,
or
an
abbreviation.
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An
abstract
or
compendium
of
faith
or
doctrine;
a
creed,
or
a
summary
of
the
articles
of
religion.
-
That
which
is
thrown
into
a
common
fund;
hence,
an
appointed
or
accustomed
duty.
-
Share;
allotment.
-
An
abbreviation
standing
for
the
name
of
an
element
and
consisting
of
the
initial
letter
of
the
Latin
or
New
Latin
name,
or
sometimes
of
the
initial
letter
with
a
following
one;
as,
C
for
carbon,
Na
for
sodium (
Natrium),
Fe
for
iron (
Ferrum),
Sn
for
tin (
Stannum),
Sb
for
antimony (
Stibium),
etc.
See
the
list
of
names
and
symbols
under
Element.
-
To
symbolize.
-
Something,
not
a
likeness,
that
stands
for
something
else;
an
emblem,
or
sign
of
an
idea,
quality,
or
another
thing;
a
mark
or
letter
representing
something
in
mathematics.
-
A
sign
by
which
one
knows
a
thing:
an
emblem.
that
which
represents
something
else:
a
figure
or
letter
representing
something: (
theol.)
a
creed,
compendium
of
doctrine,
or
a
typical
religious
rite,
as
the
Eucharist.
-
Sign;
emblem;
representation.
-
Symbolic,
symbolical.
-
Something
that
stands
for
something
else;
an
emblem;
a
type.
-
A
character,
mark,
etc.,
indicating
something,
as
a
quantity
in
mathematics.
-
The
sign
or
representation
of
any
moral
thing
by
the
images
or
properties
of
natural
things;
an
emblem
or
representation
of
something
else;
a
letter
or
character
which
is
significant;
in
medals,
a
certain
mark
or
figure
representing
a
being
or
thing;
an
abstract
or
compendium;
a
creed.
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