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English noun: symbolism

1. symbolism (communication) a system of symbols and symbolic representations


Broader (hypernym)symbol

2. symbolism (act) the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning


Synonymssymbolisation, symbolization


Broader (hypernym)pattern, practice

3. symbolism (group) an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images


Broader (hypernym)art movement, artistic movement









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