Em'blem-ăt'ic or Em'blem-ăt'ic-al, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. emblématique, It. emblematico.]

  1. Pertaining to, or comprising, an emblem; symbolic; using or dealing in emblems; as, emblematic figures or worship.
  2. Representing by similarity of qualities or conventional significance; as, a crown is emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity.