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- Dictionarysymbolic/sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
adjective
- 1. serving as a symbol: "a repeating design symbolic of eternity" Similar Opposite
- 2. involving the use of symbols or symbolism: "Klimt's symbolic painting of 1900–7"
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SYMBOLIC definition: 1. representing something else: 2. used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express…. Learn more.
SYMBOLIC meaning: 1. representing something else: 2. used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express…. Learn more.
The meaning of SYMBOLIC is using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol. How to use symbolic in a sentence.
When one thing represents something else that's more abstract, it is symbolic, like a cowboy's black hat in western films is symbolic of his sinister intentions.
1. adjective. If you describe an event, action, or procedure as symbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect. A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip. The move today was largely symbolic.
Symbolic definition: serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).. See examples of SYMBOLIC used in a sentence.
1. a. Serving as a symbol: Roses are symbolic of love. b. 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. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol: the symbolic meaning of the poem. 3.
Definition of symbolic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
symbolic meaning, definition, what is symbolic: a symbolic action is important because o...: Learn more.
Symbolic definition: Of, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol.
