adj.

Of, relating to, or serving as an emblem; symbolic.

[French emblématique, from Medieval Latin emblēmaticus, of an emblem, from Latin emblēma, emblēmat-, emblem. See emblem.]

emblematically em'blem·at'i·cal·ly adv.

adjective

Serving as a symbol: emblematical, representative, symbolic, symbolical. See substitute.

adj

Definition: allegorical
Antonyms: realistic, representational

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  Synonyms: emblematical, symbolic, symbolical

Meaning #2: being or serving as an illustration of a type
  Synonyms: exemplary, typic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - emblematisk, symbolsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
symboliserend

Français (French)
adj. - emblématique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sinnbildlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εμβληματικός, συμβολίζων

Italiano (Italian)
emblematico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - simbólico

Русский (Russian)
символический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - emblemático

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - symbolisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
象征的, 标记的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 象徵的, 標記的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상징적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 象徴の, 象徴的な, 象徴する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رمزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סמלי, סימבולי‬

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