- emblematic
- emblematic 1640s, perhaps via Fr. emblématique, from Gk. emblematikos, from emblema (see EMBLEM (Cf. emblem)).
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emblematic — EMBLEMÁTIC, Ă, emblematici, ce, adj. De emblemă, care ţine de emblemă. – Din fr. emblématique. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 emblemátic adj. m., pl. emblemátici; f. sg. emblemátică, pl … Dicționar Român
emblematic — index representative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
emblematic — [em΄blə mat′ik] adj. of or serving as an emblem; symbolic: also emblematical emblematically adv … English World dictionary
emblematic — [[t]e̱mbləmæ̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ of n 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... In… … English dictionary
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
