emblematic

Adjective
Synonyms: emblematicalsymbolicsymbolicalexemplarytypic

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: emblematicalsymbolicsymbolical
  2. being or serving as an illustration of a type“the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy”“an action exemplary of his conduct";”Synonyms: exemplarytypic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Emblematic \Em`blem*at"ic\, Emblematical \Em`blem*at"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. embl['e]matique.] Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity. -- Em`blem*at"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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