What does emblematic mean?

Definitions for emblematic
ˌɛm bləˈmæt ɪkem·blem·at·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolicaladjective

    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"

  2. emblematic, exemplary, typicadjective

    being or serving as an illustration of a type

    "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";

Wiktionary

  1. emblematicadjective

    Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type

Wikipedia

  1. emblematic

    An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a king or saint.

ChatGPT

  1. emblematic

    Emblematic refers to something that serves as a symbol, representation, or visible sign for something else, often an abstract concept, idea or quality. It describes a characteristic or typical example of something that illustrates it effectively.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Emblematicadjective

    alt. of Emblematical

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of emblematic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of emblematic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of emblematic in a Sentence

  1. Kyle Tisdel:

    Releasing it on Black Friday after Thanksgiving on one of the slower news cycles of the year is emblematic of what the report said and did, it's certainly a complicated mix of factors but ultimately the result is a tremendously cautious and tepid approach on these issues, and an approach that doesn't follow through on campaign promises that were made.

  2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    The world is emblematic. Parts of speech are metaphors because the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind.

  3. Chris Wolfe:

    Today's an emblematic day, showing the uneven effect of tariffs on the market, caterpillar, Boeing and other big companies that require a large global sales base are suffering.

  4. Leo Beletsky:

    This case is emblematic of what role the system plays, and there are a lot of things the system does that is counterproductive from a public health standpoint.

  5. Dino Martins:

    They are one of our most beautiful endangered species, but also very emblematic of this part of the world.

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    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    A scrutiny
    B mediocrity
    C directory
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