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symbol

noun
/ˈsɪmbəl/

Etymology

From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “to throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, put”).

  1. derived from σύμβολον
  2. derived from symbolus
  3. derived from symbole

Definitions

  1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

    • "$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
    • Chinese people use word symbols for writing.

  2. A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other…

    A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.

    • The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.

  3. A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context

    A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

      • The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.

    2. The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.

    3. That which is thrown into a common fund

      That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.

      • They do their work in the days of peace […] and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague.

    4. Share

      Share; allotment.

      • The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol.

    5. An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the…

      An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.

    6. A signalling event on a communications channel

      A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.

    7. To symbolize.

      • […] They told me that the Holy Rood had lean'd / And bow'd above me; […] / [I]f it bow'd, whether it symbol'd ruin / Or glory, who shall tell?

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at symbol. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at symbol. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at symbol

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA