different between typify vs emblematic

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?t?p?fa?/

Verb

typify (third-person singular simple present typifies, present participle typifying, simple past and past participle typified)

1. (transitive) To embody, exemplify; to represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance.

   His attitude typifies the attitude of young people today.

2. (transitive) To portray stereotypically.

   The angry captain typified all new sailors as incompetent.

3. (transitive, sciences) To serve as a typical or reference specimen of.

   The chosen specimen typifies plants belonging to that species.

Related terms

• type
• typical
• typically
• typification

Translations

English

Etymology

From French emblématique. See emblem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mbl??mat?k/
• enPR: ?mb-l?-m?-t?k
• Hyphenation: em?blem?at?ic

Adjective

emblematic (comparative more emblematic, superlative most emblematic)

1. Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.

   Synonyms: symbolic, illustrative

2. (figuratively) Typical.

   Synonyms: representative, exemplary, characteristic

Translations

Further reading

• “emblematic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Romanian

Etymology

From French emblématique

Adjective

emblematic m or n (feminine singular emblematic?, masculine plural emblematici, feminine and neuter plural emblematice)

1. emblematic

Declension