emblematically

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adverb

In an emblematic manner.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adverbemblematically (comparative more emblematically, superlative most emblematically)

comparative more emblematically · superlative most emblematically

  1. In an emblematic manner.

    Inevitably Dmitri Shostakovich is the emblematically contorted figure, moving from derisory laughter at the very idea of having to explain the socioeconomic dimensions of the music of Chopin and Liszt to an uncomfortable accommodation with the state that both facilitates and threatens his work.

    2007 October 28, Geoff Dyer, “Centurys Playlist”, in New York Times

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

emblematically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emblematically

MLA

“emblematically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emblematically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emblematically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emblematically.

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