symbolisation

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Noun	1.	symbolisation - the use of symbols to convey meaningsymbolizationmeaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	2.	symbolisation - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"symbolic representation, symbolization, symbolrepresentational 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
	3.	symbolisation - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaningsymbolism, symbolizationpractice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"