symbol

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      Etymology

      Symbols of various religions.

      From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (sumbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumballō, “I throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sun, “with, together”) + βάλλω (ballō, “I throw, put”)

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      Noun

      symbol (plural symbols)

      1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
        $ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
        '#' is the octothorpe symbol.
        Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
      2. Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.
        The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.
      3. (linguistics) 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.
      4. 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.
      5. Visible traces or impressions, made using a writing device or tool, that are connected together and/or are slightly separated. Sometimes symbols represent objects or events that occupy space or things that are not physical and do not occupy space.

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      Translations

      character or glyph
      object meant to represent another
      type of noun
      summary of a dogmatic statement of faith
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      Verb

      symbol (third-person singular simple present symbols, present participle symboling or symbolling, simple past and past participle symboled or symbolled)

      1. To symbolize.
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      Translations

      symbolize — see symbolize

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      Noun

      symbol m

      1. symbol

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      Danish

      Etymology

      From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (symbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /symboːl/, [symˈb̥oːˀl]

      Noun

      symbol n (singular definite symbolet, plural indefinite symboler)

      1. symbol

      Inflection

          Inflection of symbol
      neuter gender Singular Plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative, dative and accusative symbol symbolet symboler symbolerne
      genitive symbols symbolets symbolers symbolernes

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      Pronunciation

      Noun

      symbol c

      1. symbol

      Declension

      Declension of symbol
      singular plural
      Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative symbol symbolen symboler symbolerna
      genitive symbols symbolens symbolers symbolernas
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