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significant symbol

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noun

Sociology.
  1. a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.


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The most significant symbol of that 2019 finale turned out to be Curry, who looked disappointed but dressed as though he was going to a summer party in Miami.

From Washington Post • May 27, 2022

Kamran Sharif has taken on the most significant symbol of Iranian heritage, which is the cyrus cylinder, a symbol of freedom and religious tolerance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2015

The Cup, hockey’s most significant symbol, came from a simpler time, giving it a Gilded Age grandiosity.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2012

"The building is the most significant symbol of the monarchy period," said preservation architect Glenn Mason, "even though it was primarily a ceremonial building."

From Forbes • Dec. 10, 2010

Nor did the injunction, nor the significant symbol with which it was accompanied, prove idle in the end.

From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh

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