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Symbol

Noun1.symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
stock symbol - the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded
accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
signal, signaling, sign - any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
stigma, stain, brand, mark - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
token, item - an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
type - all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"
numeral, number - a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
symbolism - a system of symbols and symbolic representations
lingam - the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
printed symbol, written symbol - a written or printed symbol
dollar mark, dollar sign, dollar - a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
monogram - a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing
stamp, impression - a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
mantle - the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
Crown - the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown"
staff - a rod carried as a symbol
icon - (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
identifier - a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
variable - a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
2.symbol - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
representational process - any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
crossbones - two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
death's head - a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death
oriflamme - an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
white feather - a symbol of cowardice
allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

 

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