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symbolical

sym·bo·li·cal

uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

  • “symbolic logic”
  • “symbolic operations”
  • “symbolic thinking”
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2.

serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

  • “a crown is emblematic of royalty”
  • “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”
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Origin

From Latin symbolicus + -al.

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