Adjective
- 1. emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical, representative (vs. nonrepresentative)
- usage: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
- 2. emblematic, exemplary, typic, typical (vs. atypical)
- usage: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";
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