{
    "term": "symbolic",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "containing symbols, or being used as a symbol",
            "sensetop": "symbolic of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ceremony has a deep symbolic meaning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new regulations are largely symbolic *(= they will not have any real effect)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dove is symbolic of peace.",
                    "contextForm": "symbolic of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The case became symbolic of the problem of violence against women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The role of monarch is a purely symbolic one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These two objects are symbolic of life and death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a gruesome and heavily symbolic tale."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art", "Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
                "adverb": ["deeply", "heavily", "highly"],
                "preposition": ["of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪmˈbɒlɪk/",
                "audio": "sy/symbolic/symbolic__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/",
                "audio": "sy/symbolic/symbolic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos."
}