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Definition: Symbolically |
SymbolicallyAdverb1. In a symbolic manner; "symbolically accepted goals". 2. By means of symbols; "symbolically expressed". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "symbolically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Adverb: in token of; symbolically; Adjective: in dumb show. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Symbolically |
| English words defined with "symbolically": To show the cloven foot. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "symbolically": Aholibah ♦ phase rule ♦ supercompilation. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Wooden mask, from the Dogon tribe, Western Sudan, symbolically representing a bird spirit (Kanaga) used in ceremonies commemorating the dead. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Egypt | The decree is significant symbolically because it makes churches and mosques equal under the law. (references) |
Economic History | Hungary | National unity culminated in June 1989 as the country reburied Imre Nagy, his associates, and, symbolically, all other victims of the 1956 revolution. (references) |
Mozambique | The United States subsequently responded to Mozambique's economic reform and drift away from Moscow's embrace by initiating an aid program in 1984. President Samora Machel paid a symbolically important official working visit to the United States in 1985, where he met President Reagan. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Symbolically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Symbolically" is used about 182 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 182 | 22,870 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "symbolically": quarters-symbolically. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "symbolically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | символично (figuratively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 象征性地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | symbolicky. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | figurative. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | symbolische. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμβολικώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szimbolikusan, jelképesen (allegorically, criptically, cryptically, figuratively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 상징 으로. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ymbolicallysay simbolic (emblematic, emblematical, figurative, symbolic, symbolical). (various references) символически. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "symbolically" (pronounced si'mbÄ"likulē or si'mbÄ"liklē) |
| 5 | -i k u l ē | chronically, clinically, comically, critically, cynically, diametrically, electrically, electronically, empirically, ethically, fanatically, geographically, hermetically, historically, intrinsically, journalistically, magically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, periodically, philosophically, physically, politically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, sardonically, scientifically, skeptically, statistically, surgically, sympathetically, tactically, technically, technologically, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, uncritically. |
| 4 | -k u l ē | botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 5 | -l i k l ē | angelically, publically, publicly. |
| 4 | -i k l ē | academically, acoustically, aerobically, aerodynamically, aesthetically, algebraically, alphabetically, analytically, apologetically, artistically, astronomically, authentically, automatically, basically, biologically, categorically, characteristically, chronologically, classically, cosmetically, democratically, demographically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecologically, economically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, ethnically, euphemistically, fantastically, forensically, generically, genetically, geometrically, geopolitically, graphically, heroically, hypothetically, hysterically, ideologically, idiotically, ironically, linguistically, logically, logistically, lyrically, mechanically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, optically, organically, pathologically, phonetically, physiologically, poetically, prolifically, psychologically, radically, realistically, rhetorically, rhythmically, sarcastically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, stylistically, symmetrically, synthetically, systematically, systemically, terrifically, thematically, theologically, tragically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically, volcanically. |
| 3 | -k l ē | alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-i-l-l-l-m-o-s-y-y" | |
-2 letters: symbolical. | |
-4 letters: callboys, localism, loyalism, sociably, socially, syllabic, symbolic. | |
-5 letters: allylic, balmily, callboy, cymbals, locally, loyally, misally, miscall, syllabi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-i-l-l-l-m-o-s-y-y" | |
+4 letters: monosyllabically. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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