emblem
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emblem
- /ˈɛmbləm/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈembləm/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Old French embleme, from Latin emblēma (“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.
noun emblems
- A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo. The medical trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross.
- Something that represents a larger whole. The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
- Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface. Broider'd the ground, more color'd than with stone Of costliest emblem
- A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation. An Emblem is but a ſilent Parable:
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A picture placed on the field of the escutcheon.
Near-synonym: charge
Similar: charge
verb emblems · embleming · emblemed
- To symbolize.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: labelling, logotype, logo, marking, slogan, sign, marked, trademark, label, chapter, design, placard, hallmark, badge, emblematic, insignia
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noun representative symbol
| Español | emblema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상징 sangjing, 엠블럼 embeulleom |
| 日本語 | 表号 hyōgō, エンブレム enburemu, 象徴 shōchō |
| 中文 | 象徵 /象征 xiàngzhēng, 象徵性 /象征性 xiàngzhēngxìng |
| हिन्दी | प्रतीक pratīk, चिह्न cihna, चिन्ह cinha |
| Português | emblema |
| Français | emblème |
| Deutsch | Emblem |
| Italiano | emblema, raffigurazione, simbolo |
| Ελληνικά | έμβλημα émvlima |
| Română | emblemă |
| Русский | эмбле́ма embléma |
| Tiếng Việt | biểu tượng |
| العربية | شِعَار šiʕār, رَمْز ramz |
| עברית | סִימָן simán |
Talk about this word "emblem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emblem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emblem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emblem "emblem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emblem.Cite this
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title = {emblem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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