Symbol
A symbol is something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for numbers. Personal names are symbols representing individuals. A red rose symbolizes love and compassion.
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Famous quotes containing the word symbol:
“Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Whatever we inherit from the fortunate
We have taken from the defeated
What they had to leave usa symbol:
A symbol perfected in death.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“Dylan is to me the perfect symbol of the anti-artist in our society. He is against everythingthe last resort of someone who doesnt really want to change the world.... Dylans songs accept the world as it is.”
—Ewan MacColl (19151989)