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Symbols have both a ___________ meaning and a ____________ meaning. Group of answer choices

A) defined; symbolic
B) symbolic; alliteration
C) literal; defined
D) literal; symbolic

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literal; symbolic

Symbols have both a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.

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Answer:

D. literal; symbolic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Literal meaning, or the denotation, is the actual meaning of a word, the one you can find in a dictionary to explain what a particular word means. On the other hand, a symbolic, or connotative meaning, is abstract, and usually quite different from the word's literal meaning.

E.g. a dove is a type of a bird according to its literal meaning; however, it is a symbol for freedom and purity, according to its symbolic meaning.

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