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   symbolism

   /ˈsɪmbəlɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities: "he has always believed in the importance of symbolism in garden art"
   • ▪ symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts: "the old-fashioned symbolism of flowers"
   • 2. an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th-century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.

   Derivatives

   • 1. symbolist noun
   • 2. symbolistic adjective

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