~ (of sth) containing symbols, or being used as a symbol:
The dove is symbolic of peace. * He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance. * The Channel Tunnel has enormous symbolic significance for a united Europe. * The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect).
symbolically adverb:
a symbolically significant gesture
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is symbolic a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, symbolic is tagged as adjective.
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