symbolization

noun sym·bol·i·za·tion \ˌsim-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən\

Definition of SYMBOLIZATION

: an act or instance of symbolizing

: the human capacity to develop a system of meaningful symbols

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Medical Dictionary

noun sym·bol·iza·tion

: the act or process of symbolizing; specifically : symbolic representation of a repressed complex (as in dreams)

sym·bol·iza·tion also British sym·bol·isa·tion \ˌsim-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌlī-\

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