symbol

Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.

An instance that typifies a broader pattern or situation.

A printed or written sign used to represent an operation, element, quantity, quality, or relation, as in mathematics or music.

An object or image that an individual unconsciously uses to represent repressed thoughts, feelings, or impulses.

To symbolize.

A contribution to a common meal or entertainment; share; lot; portion.

An object, animate or inanimate, standing for or representing something moral or intellectual; anything which typifies an idea or a quality; a representation; a figure; an emblem; a type: as, the lion is the symbol of courage, the lamb of meekness or patience, the olive-branch of peace, and the scepter of power.

A letter or character which is significant; a mark which stands for something; a sign, as the letters and marks representing objects, elements, or operations in chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, etc.

That which specially distinguishes one regarded in a particular character or as occupying a particular office; an object or a figure typifying an individuality; an attribute: as, a trident is the symbol of Neptune, the peacock of Juno, a mirror or an apple of Venus.