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sym·bol·i·za·tion | \ ˌsim-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
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\Definition of symbolization
1 : an act or instance of symbolizing
2 : the human capacity to develop a system of meaningful symbols
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symbolization
nounsym·bol·iza·tion
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also British symbolisation \ ˌsim-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌlī- \
\Medical Definition of symbolization
: the act or process of symbolizing specifically : symbolic representation of a repressed complex (as in dreams)
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The first known use of symbolization was in 1603
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