emblem
[ em-bluhm ]
/ ˈɛm bləm /
noun
an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; symbol: The olive branch is an emblem of peace.
a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something: the emblem of a school.
an allegorical picture, often inscribed with a motto supplemental to the visual image with which it forms a single unit of meaning.
Obsolete. an inlaid or tessellated ornament.
verb (used with object)
to represent with an emblem.
Nearby words
emblaze, emblazon, emblazoned, emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem, emblematic, emblematist, emblematize, emblements, emblemize
Origin of emblem
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin emblēma inlaid or mosaic work < Greek émblēma something put on, equivalent to em- em-2 + blêma something thrown or put; compare embállein to throw in or on
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emblem
/ (ˈɛmbləm) /
noun
a visible object or representation that symbolizes a quality, type, group, etc, esp the concrete symbol of an abstract ideathe dove is an emblem of peace
an allegorical picture containing a moral lesson, often with an explanatory motto or verses, esp one printed in an emblem book
Derived Forms
emblematic or emblematical, adjectiveemblematically, adverbWord Origin for emblem
C15: from Latin emblēma raised decoration, mosaic, from Greek, literally: something inserted, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw
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