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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Emblematic \Em'blem*at"ic\, Emblematical \Em'blem*at"ic*al\, adjective [Cf. F. embl['e]matique.] Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem; as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity. -- {Em'blem*at"ic*al*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
emblematic
adjective
1: 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" [syn: {emblematical}, {symbolic}, {symbolical}]
2: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: {exemplary}, {typic}]
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