emblematic
pronunciation
How to pronounce emblematic in British English:
UK [ˌembləˈmætɪk]
How to pronounce emblematic in American English:
US [ˌɛmbləˈmætɪk]
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- Adjective:
- serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
- being or serving as an illustration of a type
Word Origin
- emblematic (adj.)
- 1640s, perhaps via French emblématique, as if from Latin *emblematicus, from emblema (see emblem). Related emblematically.
Example
- 1. Cuisine and dining traditions are emblematic of local culture .
- 2. But it is emblematic of the deal 's complexities .
- 3. These are " emblematic slips , " ekman says , and indicate the subject is trying to suppress or alter information .
- 4. But the city 's fast-growing industrial and manufacturing base is emblematic of china 's ascent on the world stage .
- 5. Little do people know that it is the persians we should thank for the postal system , the road infrastructure , the idea of a government as well as the emblematic persian rugs .