emblem
Meaning
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- A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
- Something that represents a larger whole.
- Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
- A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
Synonyms
character-istic
device characteristic
emblem mark
characteristics identification
sign of a company
company sign
armorial bearings
distinguishing mark
Frequency
Hyphenated as
em‧blem
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛmbləm/
Etymology
From Old French embleme, from Latin emblema (“raised ornaments on vessels, tessellated work, mosaic”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα (émblēma, “an insertion”), from ἐμβάλλειν (embállein, “to put in, to lay on”). Doublet of emblema.
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