symbol en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω (sŭmbállō)der. Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon)bor. Latin symbolumbor. French symboleder. English symbol From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “to throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, put”).
Meanings
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A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
"$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
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A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
- 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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(obsolete) 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.
1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
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(obsolete) Share; allotment.
The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol.
1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| symbols | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
symbolry · biohazard symbol · copyleft symbol · anarchy symbol · multisymbol · compound symbol · strephosymbolia · Gauss symbol · subsymbol · phonetic symbol · stock symbol · Pochhammer symbol · symbolatry · symbolization · chemical symbol · non-terminal symbol · symbologist · sex symbol · status symbol · copyright symbol · symbolgram · nonterminal symbol · currency symbol · Mars symbol · intersymbol · recycling symbol · symbolify · stock ticker symbol · Blissymbol · Blissymbols · Venus symbol · Christoffel symbol · ticker symbol · symbology · symbolomania · peace symbol · Legendre symbol · numero symbol · symbologenic · symbol pushing · eigensymbol · symbol pusher · terminal symbol · Cambrian symbol · Schläfli symbol · symbolistic · symboloid · Kronecker symbol · symbol-pushing · symbol group · infinity symbol · symbolisation · Jacobi symbol · trademark symbol · API service symbol · symbololatry · typographical symbol · symbolophobia · symbol table · at symbol
Relateds
diabolical · symbolic · symbolism · symbolize
Translations (247)
hi प्रतीक (object meant to represent another) · de Symbol (character or glyph) · mn тэмдэг (character or glyph) · de Zeichen (character or glyph) · gl símbolo (character or glyph) · nn tegn (character or glyph) · nb tegn (character or glyph) · ko 심벌 (object meant to represent another) · uz ishora (character or glyph) · tk nyşan (object meant to represent another) · sa सङ्केत (character or glyph) · sl simbol (character or glyph) · fi symboli (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · az rəmz (character or glyph) · no symbol (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · es símbolo (character or glyph) · yi צייכן (character or glyph) · tg рамз (character or glyph) · hu szimbólum (object meant to represent another) · bg си́мвол (object meant to represent another) · tk simwol (character or glyph) · fa-ira سَمْبُل (object meant to represent another) · ko 기호 (character or glyph) · he סַמְמָן (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · bg си́мвол (character or glyph) · pi saṅketa (character or glyph) · cs symbol (character or glyph) · uk си́мвол (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · cmn 象徵 /象征 (object meant to represent another) · uz alomat (character or glyph) · uk си́мвол (character or glyph) · sv symbol (object meant to represent another) · mk симбол (object meant to represent another) · da tegn (character or glyph) · tr sembol (object meant to represent another) · no symbol (object meant to represent another) · ja 符号 (character or glyph) · fa-ira نَماد (object meant to represent another) · ru си́мвол (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · mba timaan (character or glyph) · lt simbolis (character or glyph) · sl znak (character or glyph) · ml പ്രതീകം (object meant to represent another) · bn সঙ্কেত (character or glyph) · tg нишона (object meant to represent another) · cy symbol (object meant to represent another) · tk simwol (object meant to represent another) · uz ramz (character or glyph) · fi symboli (character or glyph) · ja 記号 (character or glyph) · ko 부호 (character or glyph) · sq shenjë (character or glyph) · yi סימבאָל (object meant to represent another) · uk знак (character or glyph) · fa-ira سَمْبُل (character or glyph) · nl symbool (object meant to represent another) · nrf sŷmbole (character or glyph) · az nişan (object meant to represent another) · lo ສັນຍາລັກ (object meant to represent another) · la symbolum (character or glyph) · sk symbol (character or glyph) · ru си́мвол (character or glyph) · ca símbol (character or glyph) · tr simge (character or glyph) · ar عَلَامَة (character or glyph) · vi ký hiệu (object meant to represent another) · sh сѝмбо̄л (object meant to represent another) · ota اشارت (character or glyph) · mn тэмдэг (object meant to represent another) · cs symbol (object meant to represent another) · sh sìmbōl (object meant to represent another) · fr symbole (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · ar شِعَار (object meant to represent another) · af simbool (character or glyph) · ky белги (object meant to represent another) · mn бэлэгдэл (object meant to represent another) · mn бэлэг (object meant to represent another) · hy սիմվոլ (character or glyph) · pa ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ (character or glyph) · ka სიმბოლო (character or glyph) · ms lambang (character or glyph) · lt simbolis (object meant to represent another) · bar Sümbol (character or glyph) · it simbolo (character or glyph) · ur عَلامَت (character or glyph) · nb symbol (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · ru знак (object meant to represent another) · vi biểu tượng (object meant to represent another) · ln elembo (object meant to represent another) · sa प्रतीक (character or glyph) · eo simbolo (object meant to represent another) · alt символ (character or glyph) · fa-ira رَمْز (character or glyph) · kmr remz (character or glyph) · vi biểu tượng (character or glyph) · be сі́мвал (object meant to represent another) · et sümbol (object meant to represent another) · nl symbool (character or glyph) · ota علامت (character or glyph) · th สัญลักษณ์ (character or glyph) · gl símbolo (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · da symbol (object meant to represent another) · gl símbolo (object meant to represent another) · ml അടയാളം (object meant to represent another) · sa चिह्न (character or glyph) · tl sagisag (object meant to represent another) · ms simbol (character or glyph) · ko 상징 (object meant to represent another) · ja シンボル (object meant to represent another) · km និមិត្តការណ៍ (object meant to represent another) · hu jelkép (object meant to represent another) · eo simbolo (character or glyph) · ar شَارَة (object meant to represent another) · ast símbolu (object meant to represent another) · ca símbol (object meant to represent another) · be сы́мбаль (character or glyph) · ru си́мвол (object meant to represent another) · ky символ (character or glyph) · sl simbol (object meant to represent another) · tg аломат (character or glyph) · cmn 符號 /符号 (character or glyph) · hil timaan (character or glyph) · ru си́мвол (type of noun) · pl symbol (character or glyph) · km វណ្ណ (character or glyph) · tg символ (character or glyph) · hy սիմվոլ (object meant to represent another) · lo ສັນຍະລັກ (character or glyph) · tr sembol (character or glyph) · tg рамз (object meant to represent another) · bn প্রতীক (character or glyph) · fa-ira عَلامَت (character or glyph) · fi symboli (type of noun) · az işarə (character or glyph) · ps رمز (character or glyph) · sh сѝмбо̄л (character or glyph) · nb symbol (character or glyph) · ps سمبول (character or glyph) · my အထိမ်းအမှတ် (object meant to represent another) · tt символ (character or glyph) · mn ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ (character or glyph) · az simvol (character or glyph) · kmr nîşan (character or glyph) · sq simbol (object meant to represent another) · hi चिह्न (character or glyph) · hy խորհրդանիշ (character or glyph) · kk рәміз (character or glyph) · ro simbol (object meant to represent another) · pt símbolo (object meant to represent another) · tr işaret (character or glyph) · ja 象徴 (object meant to represent another) · uz ramz (object meant to represent another) · da symbol (character or glyph) · grc σημεῖον (character or glyph) · he סֵמֶל (object meant to represent another) · ug بەلگە (character or glyph) · ta குறியீடு (object meant to represent another) · ka სიმბოლო (object meant to represent another) · tk alamat (character or glyph) · ru эмбле́ма (object meant to represent another) · sco seembol (object meant to represent another) · de Symbol (object meant to represent another) · kmr sembol (character or glyph) · mr चिन्ह (character or glyph) · ar رَمْز (character or glyph) · tl simboló (object meant to represent another) · kk символ (object meant to represent another) · uk си́мвол (object meant to represent another) · el σύμβολο (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · tl simbolo (character or glyph) · mk симбол (character or glyph) · fi merkki (character or glyph) · be знак (character or glyph) · fr symbole (type of noun) · sco seembol (character or glyph) · ota نشان (character or glyph) · az rəmz (object meant to represent another) · is tákn (object meant to represent another) · uz belgi (object meant to represent another) · kk рәміз (object meant to represent another) · ast símbolu (character or glyph) · fi symboli (object meant to represent another) · pt símbolo (character or glyph) · tg символ (object meant to represent another) · el σύμβολο (character or glyph) · lun yinjikijilu (object meant to represent another) · tl sagisag (character or glyph) · kk символ (character or glyph) · km សញ្ញា (character or glyph) · uz simvol (character or glyph) · hi संकेत (character or glyph) · sv symbol (character or glyph) · ur اِشارَہ (character or glyph) · az simvol (object meant to represent another) · sv tecken (character or glyph) · km និមិត្តរូប (object meant to represent another) · az əlamət (object meant to represent another) · bn চিহ্ন (character or glyph) · uz belgi (character or glyph) · lv simbols (character or glyph) · ur نِشان (character or glyph) · fa-ira رَمْز (object meant to represent another) · sq simbol (character or glyph) · et sümbol (character or glyph) · ky символ (object meant to represent another) · ta சின்னம் (character or glyph) · sh sìmbōl (character or glyph) · pl symbol (summary of a dogmatic statement of faith) · ro simbol (character or glyph) · fr symbole (character or glyph) · el σύμβολο (object meant to represent another) · ru знак (character or glyph) · cy llythyren (character or glyph) · eu ikur (character or glyph) · ml ചിഹ്നം (character or glyph) · he סֵמֶל (character or glyph) · nn symbol (character or glyph) · ps سيمبال (character or glyph) · th สัญลักษณ์ (object meant to represent another) · ur رَمْز (character or glyph) · nb symbol (object meant to represent another) · my သင်္ကေတ (character or glyph) · ms lambang (object meant to represent another) · cy symbol (character or glyph) · ms simbol (object meant to represent another) · hi प्रतीक (character or glyph) · fi merkki (object meant to represent another) · uz simvol (object meant to represent another) · fr symbole (object meant to represent another) · gl símbolo (type of noun) · fi tunnus (object meant to represent another) · hu szimbólum (character or glyph) · ar رَمْز (object meant to represent another) · lv simbols (object meant to represent another) · yue 符號 /符号 (character or glyph) · grc σύμβολον (character or glyph) · hy խորհրդանիշ (object meant to represent another) · bn প্রতীক (object meant to represent another) · tg аломат (object meant to represent another) · yi סימבאָל (character or glyph) · vi ký hiệu (character or glyph) · hi निशान (character or glyph) · es símbolo (object meant to represent another) · ko 상징 (character or glyph) · sk symbol (object meant to represent another) · be сі́мвал (character or glyph) · is tákn (character or glyph)