See Also: symbol(medicine)
symbol(dictionary)
sex symbol(dictionary)
symbol(encyclopedia)
symbol(2)(dictionary)
symbol(1)(dictionary)
F (symbol)(health)
Symbol(finance)
SYMBOL(law)
Symbol(money)

libido (oh) and symbol (oh)


libido (oh)



[U and C]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Latin; Origin: 'desire', from libere 'to please']
technical someone's desire to have sex
-- libidinous /lI5bIdInEs/ adj

symbol (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: symbolum, from Greek symbolon 'proof of who someone is, checked by comparing its Other half', from symballein 'to throw together, compare', from syn- ( SYN-) + ballein 'to throw']
a picture or shape that has a particular meaning or represents a particular organization or idea
-see also sign sign
::The symbol on the packet is a guarantee that the Food has been produced organically.
symbol of
::The dove is a symbol of peace.
a letter, number, or sign that represents a sound, an amount, a chemical substance etc
symbol for
::Fe is the chemical symbol for iron.
someone or something that represents a particular quality or idea
symbol of
::Space exploration provides a symbol of national pride.
-see also sex symbol