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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•blem /ˈɛmbləm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an object that symbolizes a quality, state, etc.;
a symbol: The olive branch is an emblem of peace.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•blem (em′bləm),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- [Obs.]an inlaid or tessellated ornament.
v.t. - to represent with an emblem.
- Greek émblēma something put on, equivalent. to em- em-2 + blêma something thrown or put; compare embállein to throw in or on
- Latin emblēma inlaid or mosaic work
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged token, sign, figure, image, device, badge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emblem /ˈɛmbləm/ n - a visible object or representation that symbolizes a quality, type, group, etc, esp the concrete symbol of an abstract idea
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin emblēma raised decoration, mosaic, from Greek, literally: something inserted, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throwˌemblemˈatic, ˌemblemˈatical adj ˌemblemˈatically adv |