Etymology

symbolics

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Ancient Greek συμβολικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσυμβολικός“of or belonging to a symbol”
  2. English todaysymbolics

From French symbolique or Latin symbolicus, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós, “of or belonging to a symbol”).

Words from the same roots

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