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• (n.) The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation.
(from the article `child development`) ...childhood (two to seven years) is also the time in which children learn to use symbolic thought and language to manipulate their environment. They ...
An unconscious mental mechanism whereby one object or idea is represented by another. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(sim″bәl-ĭ-za´shәn) a type of defense mechanism in which one idea or object comes to represent another because of similarity or association between them.
A general mechanism in all human thinking by which some mental representation comes to stand for som
Sym`bol·i·za'tion noun [ Confer French symbolisation .] The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. Sir T. Browne. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sim′bŏl-i-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. An unconscious mental mechanism, whereby one object or idea is represented by another, which according to Jung's further elaboration, can tap into the collective unconscious. 2. The conscious or subconscious process of representing external and internal life expe...
[n] - the use of symbols to convey meaning
symbolisation noun the use of symbols to convey meaning
the act or process of symbolizing. · an unconscious mental process whereby one object or idea comes to stand for another through some part, quality, or aspect that the two share in common, with the symbol carrying the emotional feelings vested in the initial object or idea.