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having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else
- the butterfly in the poem is symbolic of the impermanence of youth
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“Symbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolic. Accessed 21 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of symbolic was in 1610
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