| NOUN | communication | symbolisation, symbolization | the use of symbols to convey meaning / meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | symbolisation, symbol, symbolization, symbolic representation | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible | |
| act | symbolisation, symbolism, symbolization | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning / meaning |
| Meaning | The use of symbols to convey meaning / meaning. | |
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| Synonym | symbolization | |
| Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import | The message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| Spanish | simbolización | |
| Catalan | simbolització | |
| Verbs | symbolise | represent or identify by using a symbol |
| Meaning | Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | symbol, symbolization, symbolic representation | |
| 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 | |
| Verbs | symbolise | express indirectly by an image, form, or model |
| Meaning | The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning / meaning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | symbolism, symbolization | |
| Broader | practice, pattern | A customary way / way of operation or behavior |
| Spanish | simbolismo | |
| Catalan | simbolisme | |
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