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noun
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a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something: the emblem of a school.
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Obsolete. an inlaid or tessellated ornament.
verb (used with object)
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to represent with an emblem.
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Origin:
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
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
Synonyms
1. token, sign, figure, image, device, badge.
1. token, sign, figure, image, device, badge.
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emblem
c.1430, from Fr. embleme "symbol," from L. emblema "inlaid ornamental work," from Gk. emblema (gen. emblematos) "embossed ornament," lit. "insertion," from emballein "to insert," lit. "to throw in," from em- "in" + ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).
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