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symbolology

symbolology is the alternative form of symbology.

Meaning of symbology

Noun

symbology (countable and uncountable, plural symbologies)

  1. (uncountable) The study or use of symbols.
  2. (countable) An encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes.
    • The pronounced symbology of antispecial privileges in schools and in society at large underscores the pervasive emphasis on the social equality of the common man.1972, Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Revolutionary Change in Cuba, →ISBN, page 391

Questions about symbolology

What is symbolology the alternative form of?
Symbolology is the alternative form of symbology.

Words near symbolology in the dictionary

  1. symbologists
  2. symbology
  3. symboloid
  4. symboloids
  5. symbololatry
  6. symbolology
  7. symbolomania
  8. symbolophobia
  9. symbolry
  10. symbols
  11. symbrachydactyly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: symbolology (page history and authors); symbology (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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