symbolically
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- adverb
- /sɪmˈbɑlɪkli/
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simbólicamente
- The dove is often used symbolically to represent peace in various cultures.
- symbolically represented
- symbolically important
- symbolically constructed
So symbolically these are two unrelated quantities.
- So symbolically these are two unrelated quantities.
- In part, and I would argue in large part, it mattered symbolically.
- And they perform a ceremony where they symbolically kill the person and then raise them back to life.
- And we do what's called the Wharf circle around the Kappa, symbolically putting God at the center of our lives.
- Well, I want to do a segment here guys, where we squash the beef literally and symbolically.
- And, you know, sitting in the audience watching David do that is so inspiring because I look at it symbolically.
- But most of them are symbolically twisted, distorted.
- But is it still symbolically quite a good thing?
- And in fact, in reality and in and, and, and symbolically, where are we now?
- It works symbolically and works also works practically.
- Instead he did symbolically get back at her through these other murders.
- So that's what we have symbolically.
- They carry the cross symbolically from the Praetorium where Jesus was housed to where he was a crucified.
Examples
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- It's a small thing, but symbolically important.
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Fire is symbolically important throughout his poetry.
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But is it still symbolically quite a good thing?
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Well that is written symbolically as this.
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And we thought symbolically it would be special to get married on that property.
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Although these two stories are not explicitly linked, they are symbolically connected beyond just the name.
Academic text (1999) -
The relationships between a child, a man, and his patrilineage were symbolically represented by shared "ties of blood."
Academic text (1992) -
In bringing down Muffat, she symbolically puts an end to a whole class, indeed, an entire regime.
Academic text (1991) -
Among jazz community members, intense engagement with and support of the music was symbolically prized.
Academic text (1999) -
Some of the narratives revealed how class is culturally and symbolically constructed.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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6.7
Not literally, it uses one thing to describe another
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4.8
To use words to say something that is not literally true
Shows something as a sign of an idea or quality
In a way that is not meant to be taken literally
Antonyms
How Symbolic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Symbolically comes from symbol, which comes from an old Greek word symbolon meaning 'sign' or 'token'. Long ago people would break a small object and keep the matching halves to show they belonged together. So, to act symbolically is to use a sign or simple action to stand for a larger idea, not to do it in a literal way.