symbolic

Words with a similar base: symbolic, symbolical

'symbolic'

[symbolic.a.01] as in: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

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Examples:
symbolic logic
symbolic operations
symbolic thinking

'symbolic'

[emblematic.s.01] as in: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

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Examples:
a crown is emblematic of royalty
the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish

'symbolic'

[symbolic.a.03] as in: using symbolism

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Examples:
symbolic art