3. abruptly or curtly. 1. existing or occurring outside the known forces of nature. 1. regarded as true, possible, etc. 2. merely imagined. A person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself AND also stands for something other than itself.
Symbols help convey meaning in stories and poems.
A figure of speech in which a part or individual is used for a whole or class, or the reverse of this. I hope you too will one day take the orthodox position on this point.