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emblematic
emblematic
adjective em·blem·at·ic \ËŒem-blÉ™-ˈma-tik\
: representing something (such as an idea, state, or emotion) that cannot be seen by itself
Full Definition of EMBLEMATIC
:Â of, relating to, or constituting an emblem :Â symbolic, representative
— em·blem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(É™-)lÄ“\ adverb
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Variants of EMBLEMATIC
em·blem·at·ic also em·blem·at·i·cal \-ti-kÉ™l\
Examples of EMBLEMATIC
- <the dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring some peace to a troubled world>
First Known Use of EMBLEMATIC
1645
Related to EMBLEMATIC
- Synonyms
- symbolic (also emblematical), representational, representative
- Antonyms
- nonsymbolic
Rhymes with EMBLEMATIC
achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic
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