#symbol  an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
  supertype:  #signal__sign__signaling  any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
  subtype:  #stock_symbol__stocksymbol  the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded
  subtype:  #accolade__award__honor__honour__laurels__laurel  a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
     subtype:  #academic_degree__degree  an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
        subtype:  #associate_degree__associatedegree__associate  a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
           subtype:  #Associate_in_Arts__AA  an associate degree in arts
           subtype:  #Associate_in_Applied_Science__AAS  an associate degree in applied science
           subtype:  #Associate_in_Nursing__AN  an associate degree in nursing
        subtype:  #bachelor's_degree__baccalaureate  an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Arts__BA__Artium_Baccalaurens__AB  a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Library_Science__ABLS  a bachelor's degree in library science
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing__BAN  a bachelor's degree in nursing
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Divinity__BD  a bachelor's degree in religion
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Literature__BLitt  a bachelor's degree in literature
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Medicine__MB  (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Music__BMus  a bachelor's degree in music
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Naval_Science__BNS  a bachelor's degree in naval science
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Science__BS__SB  a bachelor's degree in science
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Science_in_Architecture__BSArch  a bachelor's degree in architecture
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Science_in_Engineering  a bachelor's degree in engineering
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Theology__ThB  a bachelor's degree in theology
        subtype:  #honours_degree__honoursdegree__honours  (Great Britain) a university degree with honors
           subtype:  #first-class_honours_degree__firstclasshonoursdegree__first  (Great Britain) an honours degree of the highest class
              subtype:  #double_first  (Great Britain) a first-class honours degree in two subjects
        subtype:  #master's_degree__master'sdegree  an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's
           subtype:  #Master_of_Architecture__MArch  a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
           subtype:  #Master_of_Arts__MA__Artium_Magister__AM  a master's degree in arts and sciences
           subtype:  #Master_of_Arts_in_Library_Science__MALS  a master's degree in library science
           subtype:  #Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching__MAT  a master's degree in teaching
           subtype:  #Master_in_Business__MBA  a master's degree in business
           subtype:  #Master_of_Divinity__MDiv  a master's degree in religion
           subtype:  #Master_of_Education__MEd  a master's degree in education
           subtype:  #Master_of_Fine_Arts__MFA  a master's degree in fine arts
           subtype:  #Master_of_Literature__MLitt  a master's degree in literature
           subtype:  #Master_of_Library_Science__MLS  a master's degree in library science
           subtype:  #Master_in_Public_Affairs  a master's degree in questions of public concern
           subtype:  #Master_of_Science__MS__SM  a master's degree in science
           subtype:  #Master_of_Science_in_Engineering  a master's degree in engineering
           subtype:  #Master_of_Theology__ThM  a master's degree in theology
        subtype:  #doctor's_degree__doctorate  one of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Dental_Medicine__DMD  a doctor's degree in dental medicine
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Dental_Surgery__DDS  a doctor's degree in dental surgery
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Divinity__DD  a doctor's degree in religion
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Education__EdD__DEd  a doctor's degree in education
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Medicine__MD  a doctor's degree in medicine
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Music__DMus__MusD  a doctor's degree in music
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Musical_Arts__AMusD  a doctor's degree in musical arts
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Optometry__OD  a doctor's degree in optometry
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Osteopathy__DO  doctor's degree in osteopathy
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Philosophy__PhD  a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
              subtype:  #American_PhD__PhD  an American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school
              subtype:  #DPhil  a British doctorate
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Public_Health__DPH  a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Theology__ThD  a doctor's degree in theology
        subtype:  #law_degree__lawdegree  degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school
           subtype:  #Bachelor_of_Laws__LLB  a three-year law degree
           subtype:  #Master_of_Laws__LLM  an advanced law degree
        subtype:  #honorary_degree  a degree conferred to honor the recipient
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Arts__ArtsD  an honorary arts degree
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Fine_Arts  an honorary degree in fine arts
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Humane_Letters  an honorary degree in letters
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Humanities  an honorary degree in the humanities
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Laws__LLD  an honorary law degree
           subtype:  #Doctor_of_Science__DS__ScD  an honorary degree in science
     subtype:  #pennant.accolade  the award given to the champion
     subtype:  #seal_of_approval__cachet__seal  an indication of approved or superior status
     subtype:  #commendation__citation  an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
     subtype:  #honorable_mention__honorablemention__mention  an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"
     subtype:  #varsity_letter__varsityletter__letter  an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"
     subtype:  #laurel_wreath__decoration__medal__medallion__palm__ribbon  an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
        subtype:  #Congressional_Medal_of_Honor__Medal_of_Honor  the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty'
        subtype:  #Distinguished_Service_Medal  a US military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility
        subtype:  #Distinguished_Service_Cross  a US Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
        subtype:  #Navy_Cross  a US Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
        subtype:  #Distinguished_Flying_Cross  a US Airforce decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
        subtype:  #Air_Medal  a US Airforce decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
        subtype:  #Silver_Star_Medal__Silver_Star  a US military decoration for gallantry in action
        subtype:  #Bronze_Star_Medal__Bronze_Star  a US military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)
        subtype:  #Order_of_the_Purple_Heart__Purple_Heart  a US military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
        subtype:  #Victoria_Cross  a British military decoration for gallantry
        subtype:  #Distinguished_Conduct_Medal  a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field
        subtype:  #Distinguished_Service_Order  a British military decoration for special service in action
        subtype:  #Croix_de_Guerre  a French military decoration for gallantry
        subtype:  #Medaille_Militaire  a French military decoration
     subtype:  #trophy  an award for success in war or hunting
     subtype:  #Emmy  an annual award for outstanding achievements in television
     subtype:  #Nobel_prize  an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace
     subtype:  #Oscar  an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
     subtype:  #Prix_de_Rome  an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome
     subtype:  #Prix_Goncourt  an award given annually for contributions to French literature
  subtype:  #mark.symbol__stigma__brand__stain  a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
     subtype:  #demerit  a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges"
     subtype:  #bar_sinister__barsinister__bend_sinister  a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
     subtype:  #cloven_hoof__cloven_foot  the mark of Satan
  subtype:  #token.symbol__item  an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
     subtype:  #postage_stamp__postagestamp__postage__stamp  a token that postal fees have been paid
     subtype:  #trading_stamp__tradingstamp  a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; redeemable for articles on a premium list
  subtype:  #type.symbol  all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"
  subtype:  #numeral__number  a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
     subtype:  #Arabic_numeral  one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
     subtype:  #Roman_numeral  a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M
     subtype:  #antilogarithm__antilog  the number of which a given number is the logarithm
  subtype:  #symbolism.symbol  a system of symbols and symbolic representations
  subtype:  #lingam  the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva
  subtype:  #written_symbol__writtensymbol__printed_symbol__printedsymbol  a written or printed symbol
     subtype:  #mark.written_symbol  a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
        subtype:  #arrow.mark__pointer  a mark to indicate a direction or relation
        subtype:  #broad_arrow.mark  a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
        subtype:  #call_mark__call_number__pressmark  a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location
        subtype:  #caret  a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
        subtype:  #check_mark__checkmark__check  a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
        subtype:  #diacritical_mark__diacriticalmark__diacritic  a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
           subtype:  #accent_mark__accent  a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or (in some languages) placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
              subtype:  #stress_mark  a mark indicating the stress on a syllable
              subtype:  #acute_accent__acuteaccent__acute__ague  a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
              subtype:  #grave_accent__graveaccent__grave  a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
           subtype:  #breve  a diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
           subtype:  #cedilla  a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
           subtype:  #circumflex  a diacritical mark '^' placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
           subtype:  #hacek__wedge  a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation
           subtype:  #macron  a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
           subtype:  #tilde  a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
           subtype:  #umlaut__dieresis__diaeresis__diaeresi  a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
        subtype:  #ditto_mark__dittomark__ditto  a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
        subtype:  #dollar_mark__dollar_sign  a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
        subtype:  #point.mark__head  a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
        subtype:  #punctuation_mark__punctuationmark__punctuation  the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
           subtype:  #ampersand  a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)
           subtype:  #angle_bracket__anglebracket__bracket  either of two punctuation marks (< or >) used to enclose textual material
           subtype:  #apostrophe  the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
           subtype:  #brace.punctuation_mark  either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
           subtype:  #square_bracket__bracket  either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material
           subtype:  #colon.punctuation_mark  a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
           subtype:  #comma  a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
           subtype:  #exclamation_mark__exclamationmark__exclamation_point__exclamationpoint  a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation
           subtype:  #hyphen__dash  a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
           subtype:  #parenthesis__parenthesi  either of two punctuation marks ( or ) used to enclose textual material
           subtype:  #full_stop__period__point__stop__full_point  a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
              subtype:  #suspension_point  (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
           subtype:  #question_mark__interrogation_point__interrogationpoint  a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
           subtype:  #quotation_mark__quotationmark__quote__invertedcomma  a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
              subtype:  #single_quote  a single quotation mark
              subtype:  #double_quotes  a pair of quotation marks
              subtype:  #scare_quote__scarequote  the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
           subtype:  #semicolon  a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
           subtype:  #solidus__slash__virgule__diagonal__stroke__separatrix  a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
           subtype:  #swung_dash__swungdash  a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word
     subtype:  #grapheme__character__graphic_symbol__graphicsymbol  a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
        subtype:  #allograph.grapheme  a variant form of a grapheme as `m' or `M'
        subtype:  #superscript__superior  a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
        subtype:  #subscript__inferior  a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
        subtype:  #ASCII_character  any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
           subtype:  #ASCII_control_character__control_character__controlcharacter  ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
              subtype:  #backspace_character__backspacecharacter  a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
        subtype:  #monogram  a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing
        subtype:  #upper_case__uppercase__capital__uppercaseletter  one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in proper names and sometimes for emphasis; (printers once kept type for capitals and small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters)
           subtype:  #small_capital__smallcapital__small_cap__smallcap  a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
        subtype:  #small_letter__smallletter__lower_case__lowercase__lower-case_letter  the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
        subtype:  #type.grapheme  printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
           subtype:  #type_family  a complete set of type suitable for printing text
           subtype:  #font__fount__face  a specific size and style of type within a type family
              subtype:  #typewriter_font__constant-width_font__fixed-width_font__fixedwidthfont__monospaced_font  a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)
              subtype:  #proportional_font  any font whose different characters have different widths
                 subtype:  #modern_font__modern__Bodoni__Bodoni_font  a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
                 subtype:  #old_style_font__oldstylefont__old_style__oldstyle  a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
                 subtype:  #roman_letters__romanletter__roman__roman_type__romantype__roman_print__romanprint  a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
              subtype:  #font_cartridge__cartridge_font__cartridgefont  (computer science) any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
              subtype:  #black_letter__blackletter__gothic  a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
              subtype:  #boldface__bold_face__bold  a typeface with thick heavy lines
              subtype:  #italic.font  a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
              subtype:  #screen_font__raster_font  (computer science) the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"
              subtype:  #sans_serif__Helvetica  a typeface in which characters have no serifs
        subtype:  #percent_sign__percentsign__percentage_sign  %
        subtype:  #asterisk__star  a star-shaped character * used in printing
        subtype:  #dagger__obelisk  a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
        subtype:  #double_dagger__double_obelisk__dieses  a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
        subtype:  #letter_of_the_alphabet__letter__alphabetic_character  the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
           subtype:  #ascender.letter_of_the_alphabet  a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
           subtype:  #descender.letter_of_the_alphabet  a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
           subtype:  #digraph  two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
           subtype:  #initial  the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
           subtype:  #A  the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #B  the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #c__C  the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #D  the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #E  the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #F  the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #G  the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #H  the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #i__I  the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #J  the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #K  the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #L  the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #M  the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #n  the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #O  the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #P  the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #Q  the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #R  the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #S__s__  the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #T  the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #U  the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #V  the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #W  the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #X  the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #Y  the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
           subtype:  #z__Z__zee__zed  the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed but Americans call it zee"
           subtype:  #alpha  the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #beta  the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #gamma  the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #delta.letter_of_the_alphabet  the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #epsilon  the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #zeta  the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #eta  the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #theta  the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #iota  the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #kappa  the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #lambda.letter_of_the_alphabet  the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #mu  the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #nu  the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #xi  the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #omicron  the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #pi  the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #rho  the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #sigma  the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #tau  the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #upsilon  the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #phi  the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #chi  the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #psi  the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #omega  the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
           subtype:  #aleph  the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #beth  the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #gimel  the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #daleth  the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #he  the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #waw  the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #zayin  the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #heth  the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #teth  the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #yodh  the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #kaph  the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #lamedh  the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #mem  the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #nun.letter_of_the_alphabet  the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #samekh  the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #ayin  the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #pe  the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #sadhe  the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #qoph  the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #resh  the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #sin  the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #shin.letter_of_the_alphabet  the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #taw  the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
           subtype:  #polyphone__polyphonicletter  a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
           subtype:  #block_letter__blockletter__block_capital__blockcapital  a plain hand-drawn letter
           subtype:  #vowel  a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
              subtype:  #vowel_point__vowelpoint  a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel
           subtype:  #consonant.letter_of_the_alphabet  a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
        subtype:  #space.grapheme__blank  a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
        subtype:  #phonetic_symbol  a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound
        subtype:  #mathematical_symbol  a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation
        subtype:  #rune__runic_letter__runicletter  any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance"
           subtype:  #thorn  a Germanic character of runic origin
        subtype:  #pictograph  a graphic character used in picture writing
        subtype:  #ideogram__ideograph  a graphic character used in ideography
           subtype:  #logogram__logograph  a single symbol that represents an entire word or phrase
        subtype:  #radical.grapheme  a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
     subtype:  #phonogram  any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word
  subtype:  #dollar_sign__dollar__dollar_mark  a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar" or "the dollar sign means little to him"
  subtype:  #stamp.symbol__impression  a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
     subtype:  #embossment__imprint  an impression produced by pressure or printing
     subtype:  #revenue_stamp__revenuestamp  a stamp that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
     subtype:  #seal.stamp  a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
  subtype:  #mantle  the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
  subtype:  #crown.symbol  the crown as a symbol of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the crown"
  subtype:  #staff.symbol  a rod carried as a symbol
     subtype:  #crosier__crozier  a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
     subtype:  #mace  a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
     subtype:  #sceptre__scepter__verge__wand  a ceremonial or emblematic staff
        subtype:  #bauble  a mock scepter carried by a court jester
     subtype:  #tipstaff  staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
  subtype:  #icon  (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
  subtype:  #marker__marking  a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
     subtype:  #earmark  identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
     subtype:  #brand  identification mark on skin, made by burning
     subtype:  #trademark  a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
        subtype:  #logo__logotype  a company emblem or device
     subtype:  #assay-mark__assaymark__authentication__hallmark  a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
     subtype:  #postmark  a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
     subtype:  #watermark  a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
     subtype:  #broad_arrow.marker  an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
     subtype:  #milepost__milestone  stone post at side of a road to show distances
     subtype:  #peg.marker  small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
     subtype:  #spot.marker__pip  a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
     subtype:  #label.marker  an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
        subtype:  #gummed_label__sticker  an adhesive label
           subtype:  #bookplate__ex_libris  a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
        subtype:  #tag  a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
           subtype:  #dog_tag__dogtag  metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number
           subtype:  #dog_tag.tag__dogtag  military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
           subtype:  #name_tag  a tag showing the name of the person who wears it
           subtype:  #price_tag__pricetag  a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to
     subtype:  #cairn  a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
  subtype:  #identifier  a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
  subtype:  #variable.symbol  a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
     subtype:  #placeholder  a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
     subtype:  #unknown__unknown_quantity__unknownquantity  a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

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