- symbolization, symbolisation - the use of symbols to convey meaning
--1 is a kind of meaning, significance, signification, import
Derived form: verb symbolize2 - 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 form: verb symbolize1 - symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
--3 is a kind of practice, pattern