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English

Noun

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.
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.

Translations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Emblem \Em"blem\, n. [F. embl[`e]me, L. emblema, -atis, that
which is put in or on, inlaid work, fr. Gr. ? a thing put in
or on, fr. ? to throw, lay, put in; ? in + ? to throw. See
In, and Parable.]
1. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental
inserted in a surface. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an
object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an
idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative
representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a
balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of
sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.
"His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister
cheek." --Shak.
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3. A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the
like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
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Note: Writers and artists of the 17th century gave much
attention and study to the composition of such emblems,
and many collections of them were published.

Syn: Sign; symbol; type; device; signal; token.

Usage: Sign, Emblem, Symbol, Type. Sign is the
generic word comprehending all significant
representations. An emblem is a visible object
representing another by a natural suggestion of
characteristic qualities, or an habitual and
recognized association; as, a circle, having no
apparent beginning or end, is an emblem of eternity; a
particular flag is the emblem of the country or ship
which has adopted it for a sign and with which it is
habitually associated. Between emblem and symbol the
distinction is slight, and often one may be
substituted for the other without impropriety. See
Symbol. Thus, a circle is either an emblem or a
symbol of eternity; a scepter, either an emblem or a
symbol of authority; a lamb, either an emblem or a
symbol of meekness. "An emblem is always of something
simple; a symbol may be of something complex, as of a
transaction . . . In consequence we do not speak of
actions emblematic." --C. J. Smith. A type is a
representative example, or model, exhibiting the
qualities common to all individuals of the class to
which it belongs; as, the Monitor is a type of a class
of war vessels.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Emblem \Em"blem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emblemed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Embleming.]
To represent by an emblem; to symbolize. [R.]
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Emblemed by the cozening fig tree. --Feltham.
Emblematic

WordNet emblem
n 1: special design or visual object representing a quality,
type, group, etc.
2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn: allegory]

Moby Dictionary
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