symbol in English: A mark, sign, or picture that stands for something else. (noun)

Translation

A mark, sign, or picture that stands for something else.

Word origin

From Greek symbolon, a token or mark, from syn, together, and ballein, to throw.

Gender

Pluralsymbols

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The heart shape stands for the idea of love.

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A "symbol of" something means it represents that thing.

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Here "symbol" means a small mark or picture with a fixed meaning.

sign

A mark, object, or notice that gives you information or shows something.

star

A small bright point of light that you see in the sky at night.

heart

The part inside your body that pushes blood around and keeps you alive.

mean

To show or stand for a certain idea, or to plan to do something.

flag

A piece of cloth with colours or a pattern on it, used as the sign of a country, a group or a team.

badge

A small piece of metal or cloth that you wear to show who you are or what you have done.

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