1. Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
   "a crown is emblematic of royalty"
   - emblematical, symbolic, symbolical 
2. Being or serving as an illustration of a type
   "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"
   - exemplary, typic

See also: emblem, representative, typical

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