symbol

One entry found for symbol.

Main Entry: sym·bol
Pronunciation: sim-bl
Function: noun
: something that stands for or suggests something else: as a : an arbitrary or conventional sign used in writing or printing relating to a particular field to represent operations, quantities, elements, relations, or qualities b : an object or act representing something in the unconscious mind that has been repressed <phallic symbols>
- sym·bol·ic /sim-bäl-ik/ adjective
- sym·bol·i·cal·ly /-i-k(-)l/ adverb