"symbol" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "symbols",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Most language now use the same set of symbols to represent numbers."
        },
        {
          "text": "These symbols represent the phone's various functions."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol is a letter or simple picture with a particular meaning."
      ],
      "id": "simple-symbol-en-noun-S6f1ECSI",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "These dead trees have become a symbol of pollution."
        },
        {
          "text": "After a long, cold winter flowers are a symbol of hope for the new season."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol is a person or object that represents a group or idea."
      ],
      "id": "simple-symbol-en-noun-u6ywnKNU"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪmbəɫ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/sIm.bVl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-symbol.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cymbal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "symbol"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "symbols",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Most language now use the same set of symbols to represent numbers."
        },
        {
          "text": "These symbols represent the phone's various functions."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol is a letter or simple picture with a particular meaning."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "These dead trees have become a symbol of pollution."
        },
        {
          "text": "After a long, cold winter flowers are a symbol of hope for the new season."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol is a person or object that represents a group or idea."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪmbəɫ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/sIm.bVl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-symbol.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cymbal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "symbol"
}