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Symbolical

Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge.

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Representative 84% connected

Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.

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Representative 84% connected

Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.

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Symbol 74% connected

A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emb…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Symbol 74% connected

A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emb…

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Symbol 66% connected

A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emb…

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Emblematic 92% connected

Alt. of Emblematical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Emblematical 92% connected

Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or orn…

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Symbolic 92% connected

See Symbolics.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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