symbols

The ninth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, titled with a set of five unpronounceable, non-alphabetic symbols and commonly known as Symbols, was released on 23 September 1997 by Wax Trax!

Roots

synsym- · Greek · together, with ballo-bol · Greek · throw

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Words related to symbols

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Where does symbols come from?

The word symbols breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: sym-, from Greek syn (“together, with”); and -bol, from Greek ballo (“throw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.