Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with symbolic in American Collocation
symbolic
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/sɪmˈbɑlɪk/
very
deeply
highly
very
The colour red is highly symbolic in China.
only or completely
merely
purely
The deployment of these troops was seen as merely symbolic.
mainly
largely
Such a reform, then, would probably be largely symbolic.
something you do
act
gesture
A Teaching Award is a symbolic gesture designed to celebrate and reward excellence in teaching.
importance or meaning
importance
meaning
significance
value
This was a victory of considerable symbolic significance.