Dictionary

1. (

• symbolic ,
• symbolical

) relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking" ;

2. (

• emblematic ,
• emblematical ,
• symbolic ,
• symbolical

) 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" ;

3. (

• symbolic ,

) using symbolism; "symbolic art" ;