symbolic

UK /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/US /sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/

Meaning

adjective

containing symbols, or being used as a symbol

“He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance.”

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He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance.

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