1. An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
   "The dollar sign ($) is a widely recognized symbol for currency"
    
2. Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
   "the eagle is a symbol of the United States";
   - symbolization, symbolisation [Brit], symbolic representation

1. Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
   "The dove symbols peace in many cultures";
   - typify, symbolize, symbolise [Brit], stand for, represent
    
2. Represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
   "The poet symbols love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbol";
   - symbolize, symbolise [Brit]

Sounds like: Sidney, Ssymbol

Derived forms: symbols, symboled, symbolling, symboling, symbolled

Type of: intend, mean, represent, representational process, sign, signal, signaling [N. Amer], signalling [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Symbol, Kentucky