English > symbol: 2 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
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| Narrower | Crown | The Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy |
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| award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels | A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
| dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign | A symbol of commercialism or greed |
| icon | (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface |
| identifier | A symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it |
| lingam | The Hindu phallic / phallic symbol of Siva |
| mantle | The cloak as a symbol of authority |
| mark, stigma, brand, stain | A symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy |
| marker, marking, mark | A distinguishing symbol |
| monogram | A graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials) |
| nose | A symbol of inquisitiveness |
| numeral, number | A symbol used to represent a number |
| pound, pound sign | A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
| staff | A rod carried as a symbol |
| stamp, impression | A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving |
| stock symbol | The letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded |
| symbolism | A system of symbols and symbolic representations |
| token, item | An individual instance of a type of symbol |
| type | All of the tokens of the same symbol |
| variable | A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |
| written symbol, printed symbol | A written or printed symbol |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
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| Spanish | simbolo, símbolo |
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| Catalan | símbol |
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| Adjectives | symbolic, symbolical | relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols |
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| Verbs | symbolize, symbolise | express indirectly by an image, form, or model |
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