Collocations withsymbol

These are words often used in combination withsymbol.

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appropriate symbol
Therefore, it could be used as an appropriate symbol for nourishment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
graphic symbol
Thus, the participants were consistent in the ways they constructed two distinct types of complex sentences on a graphic symbol display.
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linguistic symbol
But besides their instrumental functions, linguistic symbols can themselves represent cultural values.
From theCambridge English Corpus
phonetic symbol
I reached back into my undergraduate memory and remembered the phonetic symbol for the bilabial fricative and gave it my own personal phonemic status - /ph/.
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potent symbol
This debate is a potent symbol of things to come.
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powerful symbol
It is a powerful symbol.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
religious symbol
Religious symbol systems reflect these views.
From theCambridge English Corpus
symbol of freedom
It appears dark and threatening, and yet is a symbol of freedom, of the infinite.
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symbol of love
The connotation is a symbol of love and affection.
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symbol of prosperity
At that time, pollution was seen as a symbol of prosperity.
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symbol of royalty
Because the leopard skin is a symbol of royalty, the chiefs indicate both their submission and their indispensability as they carry the skin to the ruler.$
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symbol of unity
They cannot tolerate something which is a symbol of unity.
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symbol of wealth
They always want more children, since children are a symbol of wealth, strength and vitality.
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traditional symbol
But in fact, more traditional symbol-rule accounts can also implement competition accounts.
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universal symbol
He viewed theatre as a universal symbol of existence.
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