symbolic purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofsymbolicandpurpose

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symbolic
adjective
uk
/sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/us
/sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/
representing ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofsymbolicandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsymbolic purpose

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The possibility remains, however, that the pamphlet was not used in performance but served a purelysymbolicpurpose.
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None of that has any functional purpose but it serves asymbolicpurpose.
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Fish and turtles live in the garden and also serve asymbolicpurpose.
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Ribbon is used for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolic purposes.
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My counter-argument is that the criminal law is too dangerous a tool to be used for symbolic purposes.
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Flowers, particularly, were used for decorative or symbolic purposes.
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For this reason, it is believed that they were still being used more for symbolic purposes.
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For many bands, the use of religious themes is for aesthetic and symbolic purposes only.
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Many of these shell valuables have symbolic purposes in the giving.
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Elephants were frequently utilized for symbolic purposes.
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