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sym·bol·ic
/ simˈbälik/
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adj.
1.
serving as a symbol:
a repeating design symbolic of eternity.
∎
significant purely in terms of what is being represented or implied:
the release of the dissident was an important symbolic gesture.
2.
involving the use of symbols or symbolism:
the symbolic meaning of motifs and designs.
DERIVATIVES:
sym·bol·i·cal
adj.
sym·bol·i·cal·ly
/ -ik(ə)lē/ adv.
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Symbol Announces Solution Centres for EMEA Partners and Customers.
PR Newswire Europe; 9/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...England, September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - Symbol Channel Partners to Save Time and Money on Development and Test Costs Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL...validate third-party applications with Symbol products. Symbol's Solutions Validation...
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Symbols of life and death in traditional Melanesia: how they are communicated and interpreted.(Report)
Magazine article from: Contemporary PNG Studies; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...secular meanings of symbols and dwells on the...because no traditional symbol in Papua New Guinea...interpretation and meaning of symbols is put forward...definition is this; 'A symbol is a representation...something else. Symbols stand for themselves...example, a sacred mask symbol ...
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Symbol Technologies Reports Filing of Shareholder Lawsuits.
PR Newswire; 10/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symbol Technologies, Inc. , today announced that...seek to enjoin the proposed acquisition of Symbol Technologies, Inc. by Motorola, Inc. . Symbol believes the lawsuits are entirely without...
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Symbol Technologies Launches Advanced Services for New and Emerging Technologies.
PR Newswire; 12/12/2006; 700+ words
; Symbol Offers Services Solutions Expertise for...Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symbol Technologies, Inc. , The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), today announced Symbol Advanced Services, a suite of service solutions...
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Symbols in art.(introduction to the 2006-07 CLIP & SAVE art prints)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...examining what a symbol actually is. Put most basically, symbols are something used...artists incorporate symbols into their work...include a particular symbol in the work, and...need to create a symbol language of visual...representation. ANCIENT SYMBOLS The use of symbols...
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Symbol Technologies Switched-Wireless Networking System to Connect Vital Health Care Mobility Applications for Adventist Health.
Business Wire; 2/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...Ownership Decisive in Wireless Switch Rollout Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL...announced that Adventist Health has chosen the Symbol switched-wireless networking system...Corporation. Adventist Health will use the Symbol solution as its wireless data communications...
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Symbol Mobility Solution Selected for Nationwide Deployment at 7-Eleven(R) Stores.
PR Newswire; 1/17/2005; 700+ words
; New Symbol MC3000 Mobile Computer Will Help Improve Productivity for 5,300 Stores Symbol Technologies, Inc. , The Enterprise Mobility...convenience store retailer has selected the new Symbol MC3000 mobile computer to improve productivity...
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Symbol Technologies Introduces Next-Generation Omnidirectional Bar Code Scanner for Diverse Retail Applications; Fast and Compact LS 9208 Increases Productivity at Checkout.
Business Wire; 1/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003 Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL...mobility solutions, today introduced the Symbol LS 9208 omnidirectional bar code scanner...retail applications and environments. The Symbol LS 9208 is the next-generation of the...
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Symbol Technologies Establishes Subsidiary In Brazil.
Business Wire; 3/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2002 Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL) the world...sales and marketing associates supporting Symbol business partners and regional operations of Symbol's multinational customer accounts. Symbol...
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Symbol Technologies Names Anthony Bartolo Vice President, General Manager Of Wireless Infrastructure Division.
Business Wire; 3/2/2004; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2004 Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL...vice president and general manager of the Symbol Wireless Infrastructure Division. Bartolo...infrastructure team as it strengthens and expands Symbol's leadership position in delivering...
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Symbol, Food as
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...property is unification: symbols link disparate references. The turkey as symbol evokes abundance of natural...season. The final property of symbols is polarization of meaning...objective properties of the symbol and representing physical...
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Symbols
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...religions of Indic origin it is a symbol of auspiciousness, as reflected...Hindu traditions it is a solar symbol, and in Buddhist regions it...traditions. To the Navajo the symbol is known as the “...clan migrations. In short, symbols are without specific meanings...
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Symbol
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...dream, he depicted sexual symbols that did not arouse associations...between the manifest and latent symbol. This obscure and concealed...clothes and uniforms). If symbols are multiple, the field of...conception of the "libido-symbol" ends up denying the importance...
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Symbol, Chemical
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Symbol, Chemical Chemical symbols are shorthand abbreviations...has its own unique symbol. Since science is...enterprise, chemical symbols are determined by...unniloctium, with the symbol Uno. These names and symbols are based entirely...
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Symbol Technologies, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 116 Wilbur Place Bohemia...3578 Calculating Machines Except Computers Symbol Technologies, Inc. is the world ’...frequency (RF) data communication systems, Symbol ’ s innovations have allowed health...
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