see|Symbol
English

Etymology
Literally "to throw together". From LL. symbolum "mark" or "token" < AGr. ��μβολον (sumbolon) "a sign or token by which one infers a thing" < ��μβάλλ� (sumball�) "I throw together, dash together" < ��ν (sun) "with, together" + βάλλ� (ball�) "I throw"

Pronunciation
IPA|/sɪmb�ɫ/
(US) SAMPA|/sIm.bVl/
audio|en-us-symbol.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪmb�l|-ɪmb�l

Homophones
cymbal

Noun
en-noun

1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

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#:*"$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries"
#:*"'#' is the hash symbol"

1. Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.

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#:*"The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea."

1. 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.
2. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

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#:*The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.

Translations
trans-top|a character or glyph
Dutch: symbool
French: symbole m
Hebrew: he-translation|ס��|sémel m
Icelandic: tákn n
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Russian: �имвол (símvol) m, �мблема (embl'éma) f, знак (znak) m
Swedish: symbol#Swedish|symbol c, tecken n
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trans-top|an object meant to represent another
Dutch: symbool
French: symbole m
Hebrew: he-translation|ס��|sémel m
Icelandic: tákn n
Malayalam: ��യാള� (atayaaLam)
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Russian: �имвол (símvol) m, �мблема (embl'éma) f, знак (znak) m
Scots: seembol
Swedish: symbol#Swedish|symbol c
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trans-top|a type of noun
French: symbole m
trans-mid
Russian: �имвол (símvol) m
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trans-top|a summary of a dogmatic statement of faith
French: symbole m
Hebrew: he-translation|ס���|samemán m
trans-mid
Russian: �имвол (símvol) m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Bosnian: simbol, znak m; oznaka f
ttbc|Chinese: 符� (fúhào)
ttbc|German: Symbol n
ttbc|Ido: simbolo
ttbc|Italian: simbolo m
ttbc|Lithuanian: simbolis m
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �имбол, знак m; ознака f
:Roman: simbol, znak m; oznaka f
ttbc|Vietnamese: ký hi�u (1); vật tượng trưng (3)

Related terms
typographical symbol
punctuation
symbolic
symbolize
symbolism

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-r-c|2=symbole
symbol

1. symbol#English|symbol

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