English noun: symbolization |
1. | symbolization (communication) the use of symbols to convey meaning |
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| Synonyms | symbolisation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | import, meaning, significance, signification |
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2. | symbolization (cognition) something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible |
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| Samples | The eagle is a symbol of the United States.
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| Synonyms | symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | representational process |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | allegory, cornucopia, crossbones, death's head, emblem, horn of plenty, oriflamme, white feather |
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3. | symbolization (act) the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning |
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| Synonyms | symbolisation, symbolism |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pattern, practice |
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