emblematic English

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What does emblematic mean?

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emblematic Adjective

— If something is emblematic, it serves as an emblem or symbol for something else.

emblematic

— adjective (= symbolic) serving as a visible symbol for something abstract a crown is emblematic of royalty the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish

— adjective (= exemplary) being or serving as an illustration of a type the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy an action exemplary of his conduct

Synonyms emblematic synonyms

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emblematic English » English

symbolic

emblematical

symbolical

figurative

typical

typic

exemplary

allegorical

symptomatic

symbolistic

representative

nonliteral

metaphorical

metaphoric

hieroglyphical

figurate

characteristic

antitypical

antitypic

allusive