Symbolisation

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  symbolisation
       n 1: the use of symbols to convey meaning [syn: {symbolization}]
       2: something visible that by association or convention
          represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is
          a symbol of the United States" [syn: {symbol}, {symbolization},
           {symbolic representation}]


       3: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn:
           {symbolism}, {symbolization}]