EMBLEMATIC

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : emblematical , symbolic , symbolical

• (adj.) being or serving as an illustration of a type

  "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy", "an action exemplary of his conduct"

  synonyms : exemplary , typic

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