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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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: emblematic, 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: emblematic, exemplary,
       typic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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