[sɪmˈbɒlɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- serving as a symbol
(e.g: a repeating design symbolic of eternity)

- involving the use of symbols or symbolism
(e.g: Klimt's symbolic painting of 1900–7)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. The adjective symbolical dates from the early 17th century