symbolic
adjectiveServing as a symbol.
adjectiveServing as a particular instance of a broader pattern or situation; representative.
adjectiveOf, relating to, or expressed by means of symbols or a symbol.
adjectiveUsing symbolism.
Of or pertaining to
Of or pertaining to symbols; of the nature of a symbol; serving as a symbol; representative: as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge.
In grammar, formal; relational; connective: sometimes noting words having a formal or relational value.
In mathematics, dealing with symbols of operation.
nounSame as