- published: 29 Mar 2014
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A symbol is something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for numbers. Personal names are symbols representing individuals. A red rose symbolizes love and compassion.
In cartography, an organized collection of symbols forms a legend, or key.
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The word derives from the Greek symbolon meaning token or watchword. It is an amalgam of syn- "together" + bole "a throwing, a casting, the stroke of a missile, bolt, beam." The sense evolution in Greek is from "throwing things together" to "contrasting" to "comparing" to "token used in comparisons to determine if something is genuine." Hence, "outward sign" of something. The meaning "something which stands for something else" was first recorded 1590, in Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene.
So many times you tried to let me know
That for so long I'm out of your shore
So this time I'm gonna let you go
'Cause honey, I don't want you more
I met a girl who really turns me on
She's so hot
Just one more look I'm waiting for
She teases me right on the spot
Hot lips, long legs
She's got everything you don't
So smart, so pretty
She's got everything I want
It's really boring being with you
And that's the reason I'm getting out
You turned my life a real mess
Oh shit! I'm getting crazy with you!
I met a girl and now I just think of her
I must confess I felt in love
She's just so perfect, I can't believe!
A greek godness walking on the streets