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It means that symbols have no meaning in themselves, but we attach a certain meaning to it.

For example, if you never saw the $ symbol, you would have no idea what it meant. But since we, as a society, attach the word dollar to the $ symbol, $ means dollars.

Another example- the swastika. There are many meanings of the swastika symbol. In ancient India and China, the swastika was a symbol for peace. Hitler used the symbol on the flag of one of the most hateful and violent regimes ever. So there can be different meanings for a symbol depending on a culture's frame of reference.

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