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Interventizio Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

A symbol for...

"It is a symbol FOR an ancient divinity worshipped by the Egyptians." Can I use "FOR" in this context in place of, for ex., "representing"? Or else, how would you say?
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, "representing"? Yes, based on the dictionary, we use for for representation or relationship of the noun.

— Epitorial

  • , "representing"?
  • Yes, based on the dictionary, we use for for representation or relationship of the noun.
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Of

preposition

expressing the relationship between a part and a whole:
  • with the word denoting the part functioning as the head of the phrase:
the sleeve of his coat
in the back of the car
the days of the week
  • after a number, quantifier, or partitive noun, with the word denoting the whole functioning as the head of
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