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1. the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
2. symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts.
3. an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.
