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си́мвол — meaning in English

simvol

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English meaning

  • character noun A person portrayed in a book, film, play, or other story.
  • glyph noun A single visual character or symbol, especially one specific drawn shape of a letter, number or sign in a typeface.
  • hallmark noun A distinctive feature or trait that marks something as genuine or characteristic.
  • recognizance noun A legal promise made to a court that a person will appear when required and behave lawfully, often used as a condition of release.
  • symbol noun A written character or image that stands for an idea, object, or sound.
  • token noun A small object, coin, or piece of metal or plastic used in place of money, such as for a subway turnstile or arcade machine.

Senses

си́мвол is used for these senses in English:

  • character (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
  • character (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
  • glyph A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
  • hallmark (figurative) A distinguishing characteristic.
  • recognizance A token; a symbol; a pledge.
  • symbol A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  • symbol A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
  • token Something serving as an expression of something else.

character — full definition

  1. noun A person portrayed in a book, film, play, or other story.
  2. noun The combination of qualities and traits that make up a person's nature, especially their moral strength or honesty.
  3. noun A single letter, digit, or symbol, especially in writing or computing.
  4. noun A distinctive or unusual person, often amusing or eccentric.

glyph — full definition

  1. noun A single visual character or symbol, especially one specific drawn shape of a letter, number or sign in a typeface.
  2. noun A small pictorial symbol used as an icon or marker in an interface, on a map or in signage.
  3. noun A carved or incised symbol in an ancient writing system, such as those of the Maya or of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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