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emblem

[ em-bluhm ]

noun

  1. an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; symbol:

    The olive branch is an emblem of peace.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something:

    the emblem of a school.

  3. an allegorical picture, often inscribed with a motto supplemental to the visual image with which it forms a single unit of meaning.
  4. Obsolete. an inlaid or tessellated ornament.


verb (used with object)

  1. to represent with an emblem.

emblem

/ ˈɛ³¾²ú±ôÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a visible object or representation that symbolizes a quality, type, group, etc, esp the concrete symbol of an abstract idea

    the dove is an emblem of peace

  2. an allegorical picture containing a moral lesson, often with an explanatory motto or verses, esp one printed in an emblem book
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ð³¾²ú±ô±ð³¾Ëˆ²¹³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
  • ËŒ±ð³¾²ú±ô±ð³¾Ëˆ²¹³Ù¾±³¦ally, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of emblem1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ±ð³¾²ú±ôŧ³¾²¹ inlaid or mosaic work < Greek é³¾²ú±ôŧ³¾²¹ something put on, equivalent to em- em- 2 + ²ú±ôê³¾²¹ something thrown or put; compare ±ð³¾²úá±ô±ô±ð¾±²Ô to throw in or on
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of emblem1

C15: from Latin ±ð³¾²ú±ôŧ³¾²¹ raised decoration, mosaic, from Greek, literally: something inserted, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw
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Example Sentences

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If there has been emblem of the market’s weakness, it is the long-vacant former Sears building near the Third Street Promenade.

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The White House isn’t the only American emblem that’s been called out recently on the international stage.

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But in the New York of “Daredevil,†Bernthal’s Castle lurks in the shadows and might have some thoughts about them appropriating his emblem.

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Their motto is "let your light shine", and the school emblem is a lighthouse.

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In a large hall Mr Syrankov addresses a small audience, flanked by his party's emblem, the hammer and sickle.

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