Found 2 items, similar to Emblematic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: emblematic
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Emblematic
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]