Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symbolization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
sym-bol-iza-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the investing of things with a symbolic meaning.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The unconscious mental representation of one thing by another.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From symbol + -ization or symbolize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

symbolizations (plural)

Synonyms

symbolism symbolisation symbol symbolic representation

Questions

What does symbolization mean?
The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the investing of things with a symbolic meaning.
Where does symbolization come from?
From symbol + -ization or symbolize + -ation.

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