"(:" meaning in All languages combined

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Symbol [Conventions internationales]

  1. Exprime la joie, le bonheur.
    Sense id: fr-(:-conv-symbol-XOOp0ZYu Categories (other): Lexique en conventions internationales de l’Internet
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: :-), :), (-:, 😀, ☺, ☻ Derived forms: (':
Categories (other): Symboles en conventions internationales, Conventions internationales
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