Word:
Emblematic
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Respresenting something(such as a state, idea or emotion) that cannot be seen itself.
Sentences:
1) The dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring peace to the world.
2) This case is emblematic of a larger problem.
Origin:
From Greek emblēmat, stem of émblēma + -ic.
First use:
1645
Synonyms:
symbolic, representational, respresentative
Antonyms:
nonsymbolic, nonrepresentable.
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