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symblematic

adj

Etymology

Blend of symbolic + emblematic or of symptomatic + emblematic.

  1. borrowed from emblématique
  2. compounded as symblematic — “symbolic + emblematic”

Definitions

  1. Emblematic or characteristic.

    • standing at bar, wearing outfit symblematic of the Dutch; liquor bottle in foreground; identical to 2009-NLF-019-121
    • But it’s symblematic of deeper, year-long problems.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA