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A symbol is "an arbitrary or conventional sign" or "something that stands for or suggests something else" (Merriam–Webster).
A symbol, in its basic sense, is a conventional representation of a concept or quantity; i.e., an idea, object, concept, quality, etc. In more psychological and philosophical terms, all concepts are symbolic in nature, and representations for these concepts are simply token artifacts that are allegorical to (but do not directly codify) a symbolic meaning, or symbolism.
Spoken language, for example, consists of distinct auditory tokens for representing symbolic concepts (words), arranged in an order which further suggests their meaning.
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RT @namski206: that big ass cop parade was one of the biggest symbols of power, fear and instituationalized oppress (cont) http://tl.gd/s1va
sunnykins (sunnykins) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:26:14 -0000
RT @namski206: that big ass cop parade was one of the biggest symbols of power, fear and instituationalized oppress (cont) http://tl.gd/s1va
that big ass cop parade was one of the biggest symbols of power, fear and instituationalized oppression ever.
namski206 (Drew Le) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:21:49 -0000
that big ass cop parade was one of the biggest symbols of power, fear and instituationalized oppression ever.
@LizGoldenTeam lol no i was joking, expreimenting w/ the diff symbols on my computer
JoshGoldenGirls (Josh Golden Girls) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:20:27 -0000
@LizGoldenTeam lol no i was joking, expreimenting w/ the diff symbols on my computer
@nansen ...& it looks like a bunch of numbers & symbols.
JediMa (Donna Blevins) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:19:05 -0000
@nansen ...& it looks like a bunch of numbers & symbols.
Decoding the symbols of Mad Men, Season 3 - Great Slide Show (via @nymag) -http://bit.ly/293KbF
JulieFarin (Julie Farin) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:17:25 -0000
Decoding the symbols of Mad Men, Season 3 - Great Slide Show (via @nymag) -http://bit.ly/293KbF
Filmmakers destroy #Christian symbols but leave icons of #Islam untouched for fear of fatwa: http://bit.ly/2h7xm3 #tcot #culture
TweetingOutLoud (Mathew) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:14:17 -0000
Filmmakers destroy #Christian symbols but leave icons of #Islam untouched for fear of fatwa: http://bit.ly/2h7xm3 #tcot #culture
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Symbols.com - The world's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols, ranging from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.
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