[ˈsɪmbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation
(e.g: the symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective)

- a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract
(e.g: the limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the Apostles' Creed): from Latin symbolum ‘symbol, Creed (as the mark of a Christian)’, from Greek sumbolon ‘mark, token’, from sun- ‘with’ + ballein ‘to throw’

[ˈsɪmbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- symbolize


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the Apostles' Creed): from Latin symbolum ‘symbol, Creed (as the mark of a Christian)’, from Greek sumbolon ‘mark, token’, from sun- ‘with’ + ballein ‘to throw’