Translation
symbol
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Word origin
From Greek symbolon, syn- ('together') plus ballein ('to throw'). It named a token broken in two, one half kept by each party, so that fitting the pieces back together proved who they were. A symbol is still a thing that stands for the rest of the story.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- symbolon
- English cognates
- symbol, emblem, problem
Examples
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The green star is our symbol.
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A white flag is a symbol of peace.
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Every colour has its symbol.
is the thing that stands for something else; is the plainer mark or sign, and is the verb for what either of them means. The green star that opens this page's example is the movement's own , and it is exactly the sort of word Esperanto borrows unchanged from the international stock.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 12: simbolo, konsoli, komento and 7 more words.