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Definition of "emblematic" []

  • Of, relating to, or serving as an emblem; symbolic. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "emblematic" in a sentence
  • "On Sunday, a senior White House official pointed to a trade-off that he called emblematic of the administration's efforts: a restructuring of the Pell grant program, a key initiative of the Obama administration, to cover the maximum $5,550 benefit for a growing number of eligible college and vocational students."
  • "These are referred to as emblematic gestures, and, like the words they represent, they're processed in the left hemisphere of the brain."
  • "In fact in the speech announcing her selection, he called her emblematic of "the hopes and the values of working people.""