symbolic dimension
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsymbolicanddimension
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symbolic
adjective
uk/sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/us/sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/
representing ...
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dimension
noun
uk/ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/us/ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/
a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, ...
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These migratory movements cause superficial and radical transformations: thesymbolicdimensionof the musical event is more fully revealed, while the materiality of musical entities and objects is correspondingly reinforced.
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There is asymbolicdimensionto this, since we hope that our successes at home will serve to inspire our partner countries around the world.
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It also has a significantsymbolicdimensionand value as a reference point.
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The mirror stage also has a significantsymbolicdimension, due to the presence of the figure of the adult who carries the infant.
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He deals only sporadically with phonology and phoneticsthat is, thesymbolicdimensionin his theory.
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The theory holds that the essence of language is in itssymbolicdimension, with grammar being secondary.
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Themes are developed in asymbolicdimension, though not so substantially as to distract from the dominant obligations to storytelling.
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In latter years, the clothing took on a moresymbolicdimension.
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Significant new work has also taken place on the symbolic dimensions of farmer material culture and the relations between farmers and hunter-gatherers.
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This distinction serves to differentiate between the sensory and symbolic dimensions of experience.
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However, the tensions between functionality and social mobility, on the one hand, and cultural identity and symbolic dimensions of language choice, on the other, are properly foregrounded.
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Another theme that begs exploration, and one which resonates with the contemporary interest in the symbolic dimensions of popular politics, is the language of the built environment of the communities.
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