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symbolically

/ˌsɪmˈbɒlɪklɪ/US/ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɪ/

symbolically adverb: in a symbolic manner.

Adverb

symbolically (comparative more symbolically, superlative most symbolically)

  1. In a symbolic manner.
    • Haha, memes are funny! Until they totally become racist. Pepe the Frog lived a very normal meme life right up until online trolls turned him into a green thing of hate in 2016. It got so bad his creator symbolically killed him off in 2017.2019 December 31, AJ Willingham, “All the trends we loved and hated in the 2010s”, in CNN
  2. By means of symbols or a symbol.
  3. As symbols or a symbol.
    • In the end, the deadlock was resolved by a minor -- but for the National Party symbolically important -- addition to one of the other subsections of the language clause.2003 Summer, Kristin Henrard, “Post-Apartheid South Africa: Transformation and Reconciliation”, in World Affairs, volume 166, number 1, page 37

symbolically meaning in Malay and Vietnamese

symbolically in Malay

in a symbolic manner
simbolik

symbolically in Vietnamese

in a symbolic manner
tượng trưng

Examples of symbolically in a sentence

  • Consider, for example, the symbolically overfreighted names she has chosen for her central characters.
  • But, symbolically, Welsh language media production looks highly suitable for a Cambrophone location.
  • As I pondered this, it occurred to me that, symbolically, Hollywood would be left dadless as well.

All 18 example sentences with symbolically

Forms of symbolically

comparativemore symbolically
superlativemost symbolically

Origin of symbolically

From symbolical + -ly or symbolic + -ally.

Words formed from symbolically

Questions about symbolically

What does symbolically mean?
Symbolically means in a symbolic manner.
What is symbolically in Malay?
Symbolically in Malay is simbolik. See Symbolically meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is symbolically?
Symbolically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce symbolically?
Symbolically is pronounced /ˌsɪmˈbɒlɪklɪ/.

Words near symbolically in the dictionary

  1. symbolic links
  2. symbolic logic
  3. symbolic logics
  4. symbolic speech
  5. symbolical
  6. symbolically
  7. symbolicalness
  8. symbolicate
  9. symbolicated
  10. symbolicates
  11. symbolicating

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