Emblem

Noun

 * 1) A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
 * The trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross and were not supposed to be targeted.
 * 1) Something which 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.

Related terms

 * emblematic
 * emblematical

Synonyms

 * symbol
 * token (to betoken)

Adjectives for Emblem
talismanic; portentous; ecclesiastical; gorgeous; hieroglyphical; conventional; mortuary; graven-lined; masonic; sepulchered.

Verbs for Emblem
bear—; bedeck with—s; distinguish with—s; engrave—; enrich with—s; insert—; reward with—; select—; scrutinize—; vie for—; —attests; —denotes; —expresses; — flutters; —indicates; —represents; —suggests; —symbolizes; —testifies.

Thesaurus
adumbration, allegory, armory, attribute, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard, button, cap and gown, case, case in point, chain, chain of office, charactery, cipher, class ring, coat, cockade, collar, conventional symbol, crest, cross, decoration, demonstration, device, dress, eagle, emblems, ensigns, example, exemplar, exemplification, explanation, exponent, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis, hammer and sickle, heraldry, iconology, ideogram, illustration, insignia, instance, lapel pin, livery, logo, logogram, logotype, love knot, mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, object lesson, old school tie, pictogram, pin, regalia, relevant instance, representation, representative, ring, rose, school ring, seal, shamrock, sigillography, sign, skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, symbol, symbolic system, symbolism, symbolization, symbology, tartan, thistle, tie, token, totem, totem pole, type, typical example, uniform, verge, wand

Etymology
< embleme: <  emblema: <  ἔμβλημα: < ἔμβάλλειν:.

Translations

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 * French: emblème


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Noun
emblem


 * 1) emblem