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Definitions of symbol:
part of speech: noun
1. A conventional sign serving as an abbreviation, such as the R at the beginning of a prescription. 2. In chemistry an abbreviation ( the initial and sometimes one other letter) of the Latin name of an element, expressing, in chemical formulae, one atom of that element.
Usage examples for symbol:
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The sun which shines upon this throne is but a symbol of that which has been denied you while all these things were being made ready.
"City of Endless Night", Milo Hastings -
And hath the muse no symbol in the Dove?
"The Poetical Works of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart. M.P.", Edward Bulwer Lytton -
He refuses to see in nature either a symbol or a sermon.
"Promenades of an Impressionist", James Huneker