symbol as in an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
symbol as in something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
Synonyms
- symbolizationthe use of symbols to convey meaning ; something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
- symbolisationthe use of symbols to convey meaning ; something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
- symbolic representationsomething visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible