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nonsymbolic

  • a word derived from symbolic.
    symbolic
    adjective
    serving as a symbol of something (often followed byof ).

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A few of the nonsymbolic symbols on the acrylic tiles resemble Japanese hiragana.

From Washington Post Jul. 8, 2022

“It needs to be seen at the very least as, ‘I’m largely or in some nonsymbolic way taking most of what they’re offering.’ ”

From New York Times Dec. 20, 2013

USA Today, the nation's first general-interest national daily, launched itself in sunny Southern California, in the midst of what its editors hoped was a nonsymbolic 1.2-in. rainstorm.

From Time Magazine Archive