symbol
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Types & categories
- signal hypernym
- stock symbol hyponym
- honor hyponym
- stigma hyponym
- token hyponym
- type hyponym
- nose hyponym
- numeral hyponym
- symbolism hyponym
- lingam hyponym
- pound sign hyponym
- written symbol hyponym
- dollar mark hyponym
- monogram hyponym
- stamp hyponym
- mantle hyponym
- Crown hyponym
- staff hyponym
- icon hyponym
- marking hyponym
- identifier hyponym
- variable hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
the eagle is a symbol of the United States
Types & categories
- representational process hypernym
- crossbones hyponym
- cornucopia hyponym
- death's head hyponym
- oriflamme hyponym
- white feather hyponym
- emblem hyponym
Related & opposite
- stand for derivation
- emblematic derivation
- symbolic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stand for |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | symbolic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | signal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stock symbol |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | honor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stigma |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | token |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | type |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | numeral |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | symbolism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lingam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pound sign |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | written symbol |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dollar mark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monogram |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stamp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mantle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Crown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | staff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | icon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | marking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | identifier |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | variable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stand for |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emblematic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | symbolic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | representational process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossbones |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cornucopia |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | death's head |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | oriflamme |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | white feather |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | emblem |