traditional symbol
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftraditionalandsymbol
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traditional
adjective
uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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symbol
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɪm.bəl/us/ˈsɪm.bəl/
a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent ...
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(Definition oftraditionalandsymbolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For this reason it is atraditionalsymbolof liberty.
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The swan, atraditionalsymbolof beauty and harmonious union, can represent the woman.
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The sun was later replaced with a beehive, atraditionalsymbolof industry.
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The joining of the couple's right hands is atraditionalsymbolof the marriage union.
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Eggs, in general, were atraditionalsymbolof fertility, and rebirth.
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He is atraditionalsymbolin fine arts which serves to mirror human nature.
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The rising sun is thetraditionalsymbolof a new beginning.
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The eagle is atraditionalsymbolof nobility, courage, wisdom, and faith.
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The rising sun is atraditionalsymbolof a new beginning.
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Atraditionalsymbol/marking at the school is a simplified, pawprint (consisting of 4 circular shapes).
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Lions, thetraditionalsymbolfor strength and courage on land, support each side of the trident.
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He introduced a disk (circle), atraditionalsymbolfor a star, as the generic symbol for an asteroid.
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Thetraditionalsymbolof this city is an ox, which appears on a widely used but unofficial coat of arms.
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The boy is shown tormenting a turtle, ominously atraditionalsymbolof longevity and prognosticating the future.
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I feel for them, that they, too, should have been taken out of the royal county, but that is no reason to deprive the county of itstraditionalsymbol.
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Indeed, atraditionalsymbolof a family's wealth or social status was the placement of guardian lions in front of the family home.
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