symbolisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- figurative adj Using words in a non-literal, symbolic way, such as through metaphor or simile, rather than their exact meaning.
- symbolic adj Serving as a symbol; representing something beyond its literal meaning.
- symbolically adv In a way that represents or stands for something else, rather than literally.
Senses
symbolisch is used for these senses in English:
- figurative Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
- figurative Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
- symbolic Pertaining to a symbol.
- symbolic Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.
- symbolically In a symbolic manner.
figurative — full definition
- adj Using words in a non-literal, symbolic way, such as through metaphor or simile, rather than their exact meaning.
- adj In art, representing recognizable, lifelike forms rather than pure abstraction.