adj. of, related to, or being a emblem; emblematic
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as symbolic.
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adj. relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
adj. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Word Usage
"He finds a great deal beyond sermons in stones, and can point out to you a certain piece of rather confused-looking architecture, which he terms a symbolical epitome of all knowledge, human and divine -- an eikonographic encyclopædia."