peace symbol
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- noun
- /piːs ˈsɪmbəl/
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símbolo de la paz
- One gold medallion with a peace symbol.
Examples
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There were too many bell bottoms, too many tie-dye dresses, too many peace symbols.
Fiction book (1995) -
In addition to a green baseball cap, the small boy wore a bright orange T-shirt with the dove's foot peace symbol occupying the shirt's face, a simple request, never a simple answer.
Blog text (10) -
She wore a necklace that featured a peace symbol as a statement of her beliefs.
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The protestors waved flags with a peace symbol during the demonstration.
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In the center of the park stood a large sculpture of a peace symbol that many people visited.
Synonyms
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A circle with three lines that people use to show a wish for no war
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A thing that shows peace, like a white dove or an olive branch
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sign representing peace' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'peace' (the state of no war) with 'symbol' (a sign representing an abstract idea). This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Peace symbol comes from a 1950s design: a circle with three lines that were based on old flag signals for the letters N and D. Those letters stood for 'nuclear disarmament', meaning giving up nuclear weapons, so the simple picture became a clear sign for 'peace'.