Emblematic - English meaning

adjective

Constituting or containing allegory.

Usage examples:

An allegorical painting

adjective

Typical of a particular person, place, or thing.

Usage examples:

He began with a characteristic attack on extremism

noun

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.

Usage examples:

Certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study

adjective

(of a person) unrestrained in showing feelings, especially those of affection.

Usage examples:

We were a very physically demonstrative family

noun

(of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those ).

adjective

Showing which person or thing is being referred to

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A demonstrative adjective, in “this is my brother,” “this” is a demonstrative pronoun., she was alw…

adjective

Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

Usage examples:

Powerfully evocative lyrics

adjective

Making you remember or imagine something pleasant

Usage examples:

Evocative music, a sound evocative of the sea

adjective

Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.

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A figurative expression

adjective

(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but to suggest part of that meaning

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Literal and figurative meanings, figuratively speaking, negotiators succeeded in building a bridge …

adjective

Serving as a sign or indication of something.

Usage examples:

Having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem

noun

A verb in the indicative mood.

Usage examples:

Thus, if a language has long-distance reflexivization with indicatives, then it will necessarily ha…

noun

The mood (= form) of a verb used in ordinary statements and questions

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In the sentence "we walked home," the verb "walked" is in the indicative., resumption of the talks …

adjective

Characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative.

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Many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body

adjective

Metaphorical language contains metaphors

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Her second novel is written in a very metaphorical style., a metaphorical ocean (= extremely large …

adjective

Of or like a parabola or part of one.

Usage examples:

A parabolic mirror behind a spotlight projects a parallel beam

adjective

Having a type of curve like that made by an object that is thrown up in the air and falls to the ground in a different place

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A parabolic curve/trajectory, a parabolic dish mounted on the roof receives the internet signal fro…

adjective

Typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

Usage examples:

Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in britain

noun

A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.

Usage examples:

The duke of gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, king george v

noun

A member of the us house of representatives; a congressman or congresswoman

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The company has representatives in most european capitals., a good political poll is based on a rep…

adjective

Tending to suggest an idea.

Usage examples:

There were various suggestive pieces of evidence

adjective

Causing you to think about something

Usage examples:

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the oppos…

adjective

Serving as a symbol.

Usage examples:

A repeating design symbolic of eternity

verb

Be a symbol of.

Usage examples:

The ceremonial dagger symbolizes justice

verb

Present participle of symbolize

Usage examples:

The lighting of the olympic torch symbolizes peace and friendship among the nations of the world.

adjective

Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable.

Usage examples:

These difficulties are symptomatic of fundamental problems

adjective

If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof that it exists

Usage examples:

Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners., s…

adjective

Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

A typical day

adjective

Showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing

Usage examples:

He looked like the typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap., this dish is typical of south…

adjective

Showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things

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I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera., this kind of hot and spicy food…