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Meanings of symbols in English

Russian
символ
Portuguese
simbolo
Spanish
simbolos
Catalan
símbol
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Something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity.

символ
Usage of symbols in English
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Other reports said the court objected to his use of Islamic symbols.
The Guardian
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Words and signs and symbols prove our intelligence; they create our consciousness.
Brains: a zombie memoir
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They attack banks, department stores and other symbols of wealth and power.
Reuters
4
Increasingly the gods were seen as symbols of a single transcendent Reality.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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I think our new Minister for Tourism has his symbols mixed up.
The Irish Times
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The question was raised whether these symbols of love would be removed.
Reuters
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Come for the bonfire and the fireworks; stay for the political symbols.
The Guardian
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Mexican authorities are often sensitive toward signs of disrespect for national symbols.
Reuters
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It became one of the most iconic political symbols in recent history.
Wired
10
I've got symbols of five different religions in stained glass, including Shinto.
The bourne ultimatum
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Two of the movement's original symbols remain: Nazi Germany and the Confederacy.
Wired
12
Yearning is expressed through the repeated symbols of islands, sea and moon.
The Irish Times
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In 2004, all religious symbols including the headscarf were banned in schools.
The Guardian
14
Chemists also used a bewildering variety of symbols and abbreviations, often self-invented.
A short history of nearly everything
15
The heart speaks eloquently in symbols first, and afterwards in stumbling words.
Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2.
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It attaches to the physical world by means of symbols and ideas.
Ghost Story
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