"symbolization" in the noun sense
1. symbolization, symbolisation
the use of symbols to convey meaning
2. symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
"the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
3. symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation
the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
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