Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible, An instance that typifies a broader pattern or situation, A letter or character which is significant; a mark which stands for something; a sign, as the letters and marks representing objects, elements, or operations in chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, etc, verb_ To symbolize, transitive verb_ rare To symbolize

Plural form of symbol

An expression of such feeling, A tendency to support a position or opinion, Feeling identical with or resembling that which another feels; the quality or state of being affected with feelings or emotions corresponding in kind if not in degree to those which another experiences_ said of pleasure or pain, but especially of the latter; fellow-feeling; commiseration; compassion

An extended piece in three or more movements for symphony orchestra, An instrumental overture or interlude, as in early opera, An elaborate composition in three or more movements, essentially similar in construction to a sonata, but written for an orchestra, and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements

A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations, Hence, in a loose use, any collection of opinions, as of commentators on a disputed passage; in a recent use, a collection of short articles, as in a magazine, by several writers, on various aspects of a given topic_ as, a symposium on the Indian question, A drinking party, especially one with intellectual discussion

Plural form of symptom

Synchronization, Harmony; accord, verb_ To synchronize, make synchronous and adjust in time or manner, computing To flush all pending I/O operations to disk, intransitive & transitive verb_ To synchronize

An association of people or firms formed to promote a common interest or carry out a business enterprise, A company consisting of a number of separate newspapers; a newspaper chain, The office, position, or jurisdiction of a syndic or body of syndics, intransitive verb_ To organize into or manage as a syndicate, To sell (a comic strip or column, for example) through a syndicate for simultaneous publication in newspapers or periodicals, To unite to form a syndicate, transitive verb_ To acquire or control for or by, or to subject to the management of, a syndicate, To combine or form into, or manage as, a syndicate, To acquire or control for or by, or to subject to the management of, a syndicate, verb_ organize into or form a syndicate, sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations, join together into a syndicate

The act or process of forming a syndicate; combination, The act of syndicating a news feature by publishing it in multiple newspapers etc, simultaneously, selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time

A group of symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease, psychological disorder, or other abnormal condition, A distinctive or characteristic pattern of behavior, Concurrence