The meaning of SYMBOLIC is using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol. How to use symbolic in a sentence.

SYMBOLIC definition: 1. representing something else: 2. used to refer to an action that expresses or seems to express…. Learn more.

Serving as a particular instance of a broader pattern or situation; representative: The new building is symbolic of the recent changes that have taken place in the neighborhood.

Symbolic definition: serving as a symbol of something (often followed byof ).. See examples of SYMBOLIC used in a sentence.

Something that is symbolic of a person or thing is regarded or used as a symbol of them.

Definition of symbolic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

• The registry is largely symbolic and confers none of the legal rights and obligations of marriage. • But to describe the bill as largely symbolic is not to diminish its importance.

SYMBOLIC meaning: 1 : expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words often + of; 2 : relating to or being used as a symbol

Synonyms for SYMBOLIC: representational, representative, metaphorical, emblematic, emblematical, metaphoric, figurative, figural; Antonyms of SYMBOLIC: actual, literal, nonsymbolic

Originating from the 1650s, from symbol + -ic or Greek symbolikos, symbolic means pertaining to or serving as a symbol, especially in art, literature, or logic.