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Definitions: Emblematic |
EmblematicAdjective1. 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. Being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "emblematic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Synonyms: EmblematicSynonyms: emblematical (adj), exemplary (adj), symbolic (adj), symbolical (adj), typic (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Adjective: indicating; Verb:, indicative, indicatory; denotative, connotative; diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial; individual; (special). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Emblematic |
| English words defined with "emblematic": Agnus Dei ♦ device, disa ♦ emblematical, Emblematiccize, exemplary ♦ hood ornament ♦ Ichthus ♦ Paschal Lamb, Plate mark ♦ scepter, sceptre, silks, symbolic, symbolical ♦ Thor, typic ♦ Union ♦ verge ♦ wand. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "emblematic": Builder's Square ♦ Number of the Beast ♦ Platter with Two Eyes. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "emblematic": Emblematiccize. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Emblematic" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (emblematic, emblematical, figurative). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | The famous Stanley Cup, emblematic of the World's Hockey Championship [...].Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Emblematic chart and Masonic history of F[ree] and A[ccepted] M[asons] / Ramsey, Millet, & Hudson Steam. Lith. Co.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Trade | Uzbekistan | The fact that the state-owned Uzbek airlines shows pirated U.S. films in flights to the United States and elsewhere is emblematic of the government's disregard for intellectual property rights. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Emblematic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.83% of the time. "Emblematic" is used about 46 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.83% | 45 | 50,900 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.17% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 46 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "emblematic": be emblematic of. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
emblematic | 5 |
emblematic jewelry | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "emblematic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | simbolik (figurative, hieroglyphic, symbolic, symbolical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | رمزي (figurative, nominal, symbolic, symbolical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | символичен (allegoric, allegorical, figurative, figured, symbolic, symbolical, token, typical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | obrazný (figurative, symbolic, tropical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | emblématique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | emblematisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμβολικόσ (symbolic, token). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | סמלי (figurative, nominal, symbolic, symbolical, token, typical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | jelképes (allegoric, allegorical, figurative, symbolic, symbolical, token), szimbolikus (emblematical, figurative, symbolic, symbolical), képletes (allegoric, allegorical, figurative, metaphorical, symbolic, symbolical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | emblematico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cowreydagh (characteristic, emblematical, impressive, indicative, sign, significant, symbolic, symptomatic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emblematicay emblemático (typical), simbolizar (body, denote, embodiment, figure out, personnel, represent, symbolize, typify). (various references) emblematic (emblematical, figurative), simbolic (emblematical, figurative, symbolic, symbolical, symbolically), figurat (allegoric, allegorical, figurative, metaphorical, tropical). (various references) эмблематический. (various references) amblemski. (various references) emblemático. (various references) symbolisk (hieroglyphic, nominal, symbolic, symbolical, token). (various references) simgesel (figurative, symbolic, symbolical), simgeleyen (emblematical), sembolik (emblematical, figurative, nominal, representative, symbolic, symbolical). (various references) символічний (allusive, emblematical, nominal, symbolic, symbolical, typical), емблематичний (emblematical). (various references) tượng trưng (emblematical, sign, symbolic, symbolical), biểu tượng (emblematical), điển hình (emblematical, image, typification). (various references) arwyddluniol (symbolic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "emblematic": emblematical, emblematically. (additional references) | |
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"Emblematic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: melismatic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "emblematic" (pronounced e'mbluma"tik) |
| 8 | -b l u m a" t i k | problematic. |
| 7 | -l u m a" t i k | diplomatic, undiplomatic. |
| 6 | -u m a" t i k | aromatic, asymptomatic, automatic, axiomatic, cinematic, diagrammatic, dramatic, idiomatic, mathematic, melodramatic, programmatic, psychosomatic, schematic, semiautomatic, symptomatic, systematic. |
| 5 | -m a" t i k | asthmatic, charismatic, climatic, dogmatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, monochromatic, numismatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, rheumatic, thematic, traumatic. |
| 4 | -a" t i k | acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, attic, autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emphatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, prostatic, static, technocratic, theocratic, undemocratic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-i-l-m-m-t" | |
-2 letters: celibate, citeable, mealtime. | |
-3 letters: alembic, bimetal, cembali, citable, climate, limbate, metical, timbale. | |
-4 letters: albeit, albite, amebic, atelic, bailee, becalm, became, betime, cablet, camlet, embalm, emblem, emetic, imbalm, lambie, malice, mealie, tammie, timbal. | |
-5 letters: abele, ambit, amble, amice, belie, betel, blame, blate, bleat, blite, cable, camel, ceiba, celeb, claim, cleat, climb, clime, eclat, elate, elect, elemi, elite, email, emmet, ileac, lemma, limba, macle, maile, malic, mamie, melic, metal, table, telae, telia, telic, tical. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-e-i-l-m-m-t" | |
+2 letters: emblematical. | |
+4 letters: emblematically, multichambered. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6D 62 6C 65 6D 61 74 69 63 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -- -... .-.. . -- .- - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01100010 01101100 01100101 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m b l e m a t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0062 006C 0065 006D 0061 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39796878717967867569 |
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