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emblematicem‧ble‧mat‧ic /ˌembləˈmætɪk◂/ adjective formal - But the murrelet and the owl are merely emblematic of the effects of clear-cutting the remaining Ancient Forest of the Westside.
- Grown-up in his own fisherman's kingdom, his cruelty brands him an emblematic villain.
- It is not only a matter of those galleries buying great emblematic works of art.
- The central relationship in the novel between Serena and Stella is emblematic of the contrast between adaptation to convention and rebellion.
- The experience of these writers was seen as emblematic of the increased social mobility that characterized post-war Britain.
- The strangeness of the whole situation comes across very strongly, together with a certain emblematic quality.
- When politics invades religion, legality becomes merely emblematic.
seeming to represent or be a sign of something SYN representativeemblematic of The Vespa scooter became emblematic of sophisticated urban culture across Europe. |