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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 Asserts Counterclaim Charging Telxon With Fraud; Moves Against Frivolous Telxon Lawsuit.
Business Wire; 2/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL...Ohio which had alleged violations by Symbol of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act for false and misleading advertising. Symbol has also asserted a counterclaim against...
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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 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 Technologies hand-held barcode scanners featured at Toys 'R' Us annual Scan-N-Bag finals competition.
PR Newswire; 8/29/1989; 700+ words
; SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES HAND-HELD BARCODE SCANNERS...N.J., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE: SBL) announced...won the second annual Toys 'R' Us-Symbol Technologies Scan-N-Bag competition...
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SYMBOL INTRODUCES ARM-MOUNTED DATA TRANSACTION SYSTEM FOR HANDS-FREE, PORTABLE SCANNING, COMPUTING
PR Newswire; 3/16/1992; 700+ words
; SYMBOL INTRODUCES ARM-MOUNTED DATA TRANSACTION...N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE: SBL) today...collection and radio data communications. The Symbol Application Productivity System (APS...
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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 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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Mnemic Symbol
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...the form of mnemic symbols" (pp. 192-193). The mnemic symbol, a psychic stigma...representation. The mnemic symbol is characteristic...characteristic of all symbols. This notion belongs...writings. A mnemic symbol results from a displacement...
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phallic symbol
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...abstract and complex. A symbol has multiple meanings...is not conscious of. Symbols appear in thought most...The most basic phallic symbols in dreams were those...Another kind of phallic symbol was provided by objects...could injure. Other symbols of the phallus were provided...
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