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emblem
[ em-bluhm ]
/ ËÉm blÉm /
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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.
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Origin of emblem
1400â50; late Middle English <Latin emblÄma inlaid or mosaic work <Greek Ă©mblÄma something put on, equivalent to em-em-2 + blĂȘma something thrown or put; compare embĂĄllein to throw in or on
Words nearby emblem
Embla, emblaze, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem, emblematic, emblematist, emblematize, emblements, emblemize
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British Dictionary definitions for emblem
emblem
/ (ËÉmblÉm) /
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 of emblem
emblematic or emblematical, adjectiveemblematically, adverbWord Origin for emblem
C15: from Latin emblÄma raised decoration, mosaic, from Greek, literally: something inserted, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw
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