Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Symbol (-s)
symbol (-s), n. [L. < Gk. 'token, mark, ticket, to put together, to throw'.]
- Something that stands for or suggests something else by relationship or association; an emblem; a token.
- Concrete item used to represent an abstract idea or place.
- Religious imagery; icons.
- Cultural icons; representations of a whole.
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