how to pronounce symbolism

/ˈsɪm.bəl.ɪ.zəm/

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symbolism is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of symbolism in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sound symbolism correlations between …”

meanings of symbolism

noun:

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
A combining together of parts or ingredients.

symbolism frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word symbolism occurs in english on average 3.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics symbolism can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that symbolism can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;