appropriate symbol

collocation in English

meaningsofappropriateandsymbol

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appropriate
adjective
uk
/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/us
/əˈproʊ.pri.ət/
suitable or right for a particular situation ...
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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 ofappropriateandsymbolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappropriate symbol

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Therefore, it could be used as anappropriatesymbolfor nourishment.
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I believe that it will be seen by all concerned as anappropriatesymbolof the enduring links between our two countries.
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I want to put up, first, that a beehive in this technological age is not really anappropriatesymbolof industry.
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The prism is anappropriatesymbolfor the adventure to knowledge of the world around us.
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The glowing shoes, anappropriatesymbolfor her own unbridled envy, bring about her final demise.
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The result is then matched against the cumulative intervals and theappropriatesymbolis selected from look up table.
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For example, if "x" represented mass, the letter "m" might be anappropriatesymbolto represent the dimensionless mass quantity.
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Neither the actual rank designated for a particular unit's commander, nor the rank held by the incumbent commander alters theappropriatesymbol.
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Stirrups played a crucial role in the lives of people at this time, and the centaur served as anappropriatesymbolto express this importance.
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He then thought this was anappropriatesymbolfor the cruelty of such a merciless closed society as one finds in a country schoolhouse.
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It is also is a stiffened square card covered with white linen, usually embroidered with a cross, or some otherappropriatesymbol.
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The destruction of one of the least-loved and critically savaged games of all time was seen anappropriatesymbolfor an award for excellence in gaming.
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