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(sɪmbəlɪzəm)
1. uncountable noun
Symbolism is the use of symbols in order to represent something.
The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
...a film much praised at the time for its visual symbolism.
2. uncountable noun
You can refer to the symbolism of an event or action when it seems to show something important about a situation.
The symbolism of every gesture will be of vital importance during the short statevisit. [+ of]

symbolism in British English

(ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm)
noun
1. 
the representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something
2. 
a system of symbols or symbolic representation
3. 
a symbolic significance or quality
4. (often capital)
a late 19th-century movement in art that sought to express mystical or abstract ideas through the symbolic use of images
See also synthetism
5.  theology
any symbolist interpretation of the Eucharist

symbolism in American English

(ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm)
noun
1. 
the representation of things by use of symbols, esp. in art or literature
2. 
a system of symbols
3. 
symbolic meaning
4. 
the theories or practices of a group of symbolists, as in art or literature

Examples of 'symbolism' in a sentence
symbolism

Ting's bag was darkening and getting heavier with every raindrop but I refused to think about the symbolism.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
For after all, he concluded, it was the symbolism that mattered.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
Now the turf fights were not the mere symbolism over who dwelt on what block.
Clancy, Tom CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (2002)

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symbolism

British English: symbolism NOUN
Symbolism is the use of symbols in order to represent something.
The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
  • American English: symbolism
  • Brazilian Portuguese: simbolismo
  • Chinese: 象征手法
  • European Spanish: simbolismo
  • French: symbolisme
  • German: Symbolismus
  • Italian: simbolismo
  • Japanese: 象徴化
  • Korean: 상징주의
  • European Portuguese: simbolismo
  • Latin American Spanish: simbolismo
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