Definition of symbolic language. : a language that employs symbols either extensively or exclusively; especially : one that has been artificially constructed for the purpose of precise formulations (as in symbolic logic, mathematics, or chemistry) â compare calculus 3.
Who is the new postmaster general? Updated: 3:18 p.m. The U.S. Postal Service is set for its first major management shakeup in nine years as Postmaster General John E. Potter plans to step down in early December to make way for his deputy, Patrick R. Donahoe.
-- In 1961 Day appointed Mrs. Nancy C. Avery as acting postmaster of the Pacoima, California, Post Office  reportedly the first African American to head a first-class Post Office since the Reconstruction era. Avery was appointed to the position permanently in 1963 and served until her retirement in 1984.