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View usage for: (embləmætɪk) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If something, such as an object in a picture, is emblematic of a particular quality or an idea, it symbolically represents the quality or idea. Dogs are emblematic of faithfulness. [+ of] In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality. Synonyms: symbolic, significant, figurative, allegorical More Synonyms of emblematic 2. adjectiveIf you say that something is emblematic of a state of affairs, you mean that it is characteristic of it and represents its most typical features. The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happeningaround the world. [+ of] More Synonyms of emblematic emblematic in American English (ˌɛmbləˈmætɪk) adjective of or serving as an emblem; symbolic : also ˌemblemˈatical Derived forms emblematically (ˌemblemˈatically) adverb Examples of 'emblematic' in a sentenceemblematic The image seems emblematic of shadows both personal and cultural.Both sculptures seemed emblematic of this enthralling city by the sea.She was a powerful media figure and somehow emblematic of showing you care.It is also emblematic of a chronic problem with international bureaucracies of all kinds.It may seem unfair to focus on this one example, but it feels emblematic of wider problems affecting the book as a whole.She became synonymous with Heat, but was also emblematic of a new era of celebrity.But the success of her DVD also makes her emblematic of the boom in the comedy industry as a whole.This issue is important to me as an MP, but it is also emblematic of a problem that affects the whole country. Dogs are emblematic of faithfulness. This comment is emblematic of his no-nonsense approach to life. Additional synonymsthe allegorical novel `The Master and Margarita' Synonyms symbolic, figurative, symbolizing, emblematic, parabolicDefinition (of language) abstract, imaginative, or symbolic both the literal and figurative sense Synonyms symbolical, representative, abstract, allegorical, typical, tropical, imaginative, ornate, descriptive, fanciful, pictorial, metaphorical, flowery, florid, poetical, emblematical Definition including examples of all the interests or types in a group fairly representative groups of adults Synonyms typical, characteristic, archetypal, exemplary, indicative, illustrativeNearby words ofemblematic - embittered
- emblazon
- emblem
- emblematic
- embodiment
- embody
- embolden
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