Emblematic

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]

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  • emblematic — 1640s, perhaps via Fr. emblématique, from Gk. emblematikos, from emblema (see EMBLEM (Cf. emblem)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • emblematic — [em΄blə mat′ik] adj. of or serving as an emblem; symbolic: also emblematical emblematically adv …   English World dictionary

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  • emblematic — em|ble|mat|ic [ˌembləˈmætık] adj formal seeming to represent or be a sign of something = ↑representative emblematic of ▪ The Vespa scooter became emblematic of sophisticated urban culture across Europe …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • emblematic — adjective 1. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract (Freq. 3) a crown is emblematic of royalty the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish • Syn: ↑emblematical, ↑symbolic, ↑symbolical …   Useful english dictionary

  • emblematic — emblem ► NOUN 1) a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family. 2) a symbol or symbolic representation. DERIVATIVES emblematic adjective. ORIGIN Greek embl ma insertion …   English terms dictionary

  • emblematic, emblematical — ▶ adjective 1 a situation emblematic of the industrialized twentieth century: SYMBOLIC, representative, demonstrative, suggestive, indicative. 2 emblematic works of art: ALLEGORICAL, symbolic …   Useful english dictionary

  • emblematic — also emblematical adjective Date: 1645 of, relating to, or constituting an emblem ; symbolic, representative • emblematically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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