{
    "term": "symbol",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person, an object, an event, etc. that represents a more general quality or situation",
            "sensetop": "symbol of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The vase is decorated with religious symbols."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new school stands as a symbol of hope for a better future.",
                    "contextForm": "symbol of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mandela **became a symbol** of the anti-apartheid struggle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eggs are seen as the symbol of new life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Guevara has come to represent a powerful symbol of defiance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Berlin wall was the supreme symbol of the Cold War."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company car is an outward symbol of the employee's status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dove is a universal symbol of peace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The villagers took fertility symbols into the fields to ensure a good harvest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a symbol of royal power"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["dramatic", "important", "perfect"],
                "verb + symbol": ["become", "create", "represent"],
                "preposition": ["symbol of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a sign, number, letter, etc. that has a fixed meaning, especially in science, mathematics and music",
            "sensetop": "symbol (for something)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the mathematical symbol for infinity"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hotels that display this symbol offer activities for children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is the chemical symbol for copper?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A list of symbols used on the map is given in the index."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A list of phonetic symbols is given in the front of the dictionary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All GM products carry an identifying symbol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Always look out for the special ABTA symbol at your travel agent's."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bottle had a skull and crossbones symbol on it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coin bears a Jewish symbol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What does this little symbol mean?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can use your tokens wherever you see this symbol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a message written in symbols"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement", "Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["abstract", "geometric", "graphic"],
                "verb + symbol": ["bear", "be marked with", "have"],
                "symbol + verb": [
                    "denote something",
                    "indicate something",
                    "mean something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["in symbols", "symbol for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmbl/",
                "audio": "sy/symbol/symbol__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪmbl/",
                "audio": "sy/symbol/symbol__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting the Apostles' Creed): from Latin symbolum ‘symbol, Creed (as the mark of a Christian)’, from Greek sumbolon ‘mark, token’, from sun- ‘with’ + ballein ‘to throw’."
}