Meaning

2 senses
  1. Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.

    emblematisch

    эмблемати́ческийemblematíčeskij, эмблемати́чныйemblematíčnyj

    емблемати́чнийemblematýčnyj

    being or serving as an illustration of a type

  2. (figuratively)Very typical.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. He was a brilliant and emblematic scientist.

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  2. A pizzeria emblematic of the city was closed down last Thursday due to a cockroach infestation.

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  3. Olive oil is emblematic of Kabylie.

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  4. Dda Lounes is our emblematic figure.

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  5. The chamois is an emblematic species of the Alps.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
serving as a symbol:
Русский
By meaning 1
serving as a symbol:
Deutsch
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serving as a symbol:

Origin

From French emblématique. See emblem.

From French emblématique. See emblem.

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Forms

more emblematic, most emblematic
Comparativemore emblematic Lesson
Superlativemost emblematic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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