/ English Dictionary

EMBLEMATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

Example:

the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish

Synonyms:

emblematic; emblematical; symbolic; symbolical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

representative (standing for something else)

Derivation:

emblem (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)

emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Being or serving as an illustration of a type

Example:

an action exemplary of his conduct

Synonyms:

emblematic; exemplary; typic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

typical (exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category)

Derivation:

emblem (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)

emblem (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)

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