symbolization
[noun]
Synonyms: allegory, figuration, symbolism, typification

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symbolization noun. [,sɪmbǝlʌɪ'zeɪʃ(ǝ)n] Also symbolisation. E17.
[French symbolisation, -ization, formed as SYMBOLIZE: see -ATION.]
1. a. The fact of corresponding in nature or quality. Cf. SYMBOLISM 2. Only in 17.
b. The action of conforming in (esp. religious) tenets or practice; conformity (with). Now rare or obsolete. M17.

2. The action of representing something by a symbol or symbols; a thing representing something; a symbol; symbolism. Formerly also, the action of making something symbolic. E17.
■ E. H. Sears The grand and beautiful..are not the symbolization of spiritual qualities. Nature This is followed by..a section on weather symbolisation and a photographic index.
b. spec. Representation by written symbols; a set of written symbols or characters. M19.

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