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Definition of 'emblem'

Word Frequency

emblem

(embləm )
Word forms: plural emblems
1. countable noun
An emblem is a design representing a country or organization.
...the emblem of the Soviet Union. [+ of]
...the Red Cross emblem.
Synonyms: crest, mark, design, image   More Synonyms of emblem
2. countable noun
An emblem is something that represents a quality or idea.
The eagle was an emblem of strength and courage. [+ of]
Synonyms: representation, symbol, mark, sign   More Synonyms of emblem
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emblem in British

(ˈɛmbləm )
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
emblematic (ˌemblemˈatic) or emblematical (ˌemblemˈatical)
  adjective
emblematically (ˌemblemˈatically)
  adverb
Word origin of 'emblem'
C15: from Latin emblēma raised decoration, mosaic, from Greek, literally: something inserted, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw
Word Frequency

emblem in American

(ˈɛmbləm ; emˈbləm)
noun
1.  Obsolete
a picture with a motto or verses, allegorically suggesting some moral truth, etc.
2. 
a visible symbol of a thing, idea, class of people, etc.; object or representation that stands for or suggests something else
the cross is an emblem of Christianity
3. 
a sign, badge, or device
verb transitive
4.  Rare
to emblematize
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'emblem'
orig., inlaid work < L emblema < Gr emblēma, insertion < emballein < en-, in + ballein, to throw, put: see ball2

Example sentences containing 'emblem'

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These cars have become emblems of all our environmental crimes. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The rainforest has become an emblem of human despair. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The brothers have become emblems of the different systems. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The artefact in your hand becomes a visual emblem of what you hear. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Swans are a national emblem of this land. The Sun (2008)Maybe it should become our national emblem. Times, Sunday Times (2016)His designs have become iconic British emblems. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Can you imagine the population of any other country on earth not knowing which way is the correct way to hoist their national emblem? The Sun (2011)His emblem is a bear. Martin Manser COLLINS DICTIONARY OF SAINTS (2004)Named after the working class revolutionary government of that year, many of its designs feature emblems and symbols from the time. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Its embroidery featured a wealth of detail, including floral emblems of the Commonwealth countries. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Now the Government is acting to protect one of the country 's national emblems. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Instead of being a symbol of medical triumph, Herceptin has become an emblem of bureaucratic mess. Times, Sunday Times (2006)She has become an emblem of ourselves: what we would like to be, how we would like to be seen. Times, Sunday Times (2010)

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Translations for 'emblem'

British English: emblem NOUN
An emblem is a design representing a country or organization.
The company's emblem is in black and red.
  • American English: emblem
  • Brazilian Portuguese: emblema
  • Chinese: 徽章
  • European Spanish: emblema
  • French: emblème
  • German: Emblem
  • Italian: emblema
  • Japanese: 紋章
  • Korean: 상징
  • European Portuguese: emblema
  • Spanish: emblema

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Nearby words of 'emblem'

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  • emblazonry
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