- symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
--1 is a kind of signal, signaling, sign
--1 has particulars:stock symbol; award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels; mark, stigma, brand, stain; token, item; type; numeral, number; symbolism; lingam; written symbol, printed symbol; dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign; monogram; stamp, impression; mantle; Crown; staff; icon; marker, marking, mark; identifier; variable Derived forms: verb symbolize1, verb symbolise2 - symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
--2 is a kind of representational process
--2 has particulars:crossbones; death's head; oriflamme; white feather; emblem, allegory Derived forms: verb symbolize1, verb symbolise2