symbol

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /sɪmbəɫ/
• (US) SAMPA: /sIm.bVl/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: cymbal

Noun

Singular symbol

Plural symbols

1. (countable) A symbol is a letter or simple picture with a particular meaning.

   Most language now use the same set of symbols to represent numbers.

   These symbols represent the phone's various functions.

2. A symbol is a person or object that represents a group or idea.

   These dead trees have become a symbol of pollution.

   After a long, cold winter flowers are a symbol of hope for the new season.

Related words

• symbolic
• symbolically