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. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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: 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: exemplary, typic]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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