English-Russian translations for symbol

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object
A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object
A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index
The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes
Share; allotment
An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code
To symbolize

$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.

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