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Meaning of symbol in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪmbəl/
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Noun
symbol
Etymology
late Middle English (denoting the Apostles' Creed): from Latin symbolum‘symbol, Creed (as the mark of a Christian)’, from Greek sumbolon‘mark, token’, from sun-‘with’ + ballein‘to throw’
Definitions
1.
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
2.
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Examples
« the eagle is a symbol of the United States »