emblematic

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emblematic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

emblematic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  emblematic
      adj 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"
             [syn: emblematic, emblematical, symbolic,
             symbolical]
      2: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free
         discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action
         exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: emblematic, exemplary,
         typic]