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.
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
Words nearby emblem
embla,
emblaze,
emblazon,
emblazonment,
emblazonry,
emblem,
emblematic,
emblematist,
emblematize,
emblements,
emblemize
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British Dictionary definitions for emblem
emblem
/ (ˈɛmbləm) /
noun
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
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, adjective emblematically, adverbWord Origin for emblem
C15: from Latin
emblēma raised decoration, mosaic, from Greek, literally: something inserted, from
emballein to insert, from
ballein to throw