symbolic representation

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symbolic representation - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"symbol, symbolisation, symbolizationrepresentational process - any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something elsecrossbones - two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or deathcornucopia, horn of plenty - a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperitydeath's head - a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of deathoriflamme - an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a strugglewhite feather - a symbol of cowardiceallegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea