| NOUN | cognition | symbolic representation, symbol, symbolization, symbolisation | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible |
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| Meaning | Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible. | |
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| Synonyms | symbol, symbolization, symbolisation | |
| Narrower | crossbones | Two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death |
| death's head | A human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death | |
| emblem, allegory | A visible symbol representing an abstract idea | |
| horn of plenty, cornucopia | A goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity | |
| oriflamme | An inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle | |
| white feather | A symbol of cowardice | |
| Broader | representational process | Any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else |
| Spanish | simbolización, símbolo | |
| Catalan | simbolització, símbol | |
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