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SYMBOLIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
Synonyms:
symbolisation; symbolism; symbolization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("symbolization" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Example:
the eagle is a symbol of the United States
Synonyms:
symbol; symbolic representation; symbolisation; symbolization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("symbolization" is a kind of...):
representational process (any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "symbolization"):
crossbones (two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death)
cornucopia; horn of plenty (a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity)
death's head (a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death)
oriflamme (an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle)
white feather (a symbol of cowardice)
allegory; emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
Derivation:
symbolize (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The use of symbols to convey meaning
Synonyms:
symbolisation; symbolization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("symbolization" is a kind of...):
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
Derivation:
symbolize (represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols)
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